The Timber Trade In The District Of British And Baltic Sea From Later Middle Ages To Early Modern Times

Wood used widely before the coal as the main fuel in middle ages, but the rise of the Industrial Revolution needs a strong power, which is impossible in the age of wood as the main energy. Timber shortage led to fuel shortage is a challenge to the Britain in seventeenth century. Through technological progress and huge natural gift, coal became the main fuel of domestic and industrial production, and lead the Britain to the way of Industrial Revolution. From the perspective of the timber trade to analyze the England economic development and accumulation of wealth in the article. Although the timber trade is a import and trade expenditure, but its have distributed lots of customs for England, and the corresponding export trade has brought a lot of wealth accumulation, too. The timber trade play a important part in the process of dealing with the crisis. Place this analysis under a broad historical background before the Industrial Revolution will be better realize the significance of the trade.