Shropshire in the Sixteenth Century

Synopsis: Filmed in Shrewsbury and the surrounding countryside, examines surviving buildings as evidence of social, political and economic change in the 15th and 16th centuries. The most important cash commodity of 16th century Shropshire was wool. Wool production, as in most other parts of England, had hitherto been concentrated on the great monastic estates, all of which were divided up and sold after the Reformation - mostly to lawyers and merchants. The local merchants took over the marketing of wool and cloth after the break with Rome and the departure of Italian bankers. How did these larger factors influence the materials, functions, ownership and styles of some surviving rural and urban buildings, erected or adapted in Shrewsbury and the the surrrounding countryside during the period?
Series: Culture and Belief in Europe 1450-1600, Course A205
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Architecture; History
Keywords: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; town & regional planning; wool production

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