12th Century To The Beginning Of The 19th Century British Hull Trade Rise And Fall

As an important port city in the history of Britain, the economic development of Hull has its special side. This article is mainly aimed at investigating the general line of the trade——the city’s economic pillar during the end of12th century to the early19th century, and from this, we want to show the process of the active city from an initial stage to an unfailing stage, and analyze its background and its reason. In addition, we can make better research and discussion with the development of the whole British economy and the regional economy and the process and reason of its rise by the research of this Port city in Britain between the Middle Ages and the early modern period.This article is divided into four parts.Chapter1mainly introduces the medieval development of the city of Hull. During the medieval ages, Hull always was the main port and trade centre of the northern England.In the first, Hull traded with the continent of Europe, the main economic activity of which was wool export and wine import. During the14th century and15th century, the trade areas became larger, stretching along the European coast, from Norway in the north, as long as Iceland, and to Spain, Portugal in the south. It is trade that promotes its initial prosperity.Chapter2introduces that after the short falling of the trade, the trade in Hull became prosperous again with the development of shipping and cloth industry in West Riding.Chapter3introduces that the trade in Hull was expanding and the commodity composition was changing.Chapter4introduces that the decline of the trade does not happen in Hull, which becomes the important port in the north of the Britain and play a part in the British economy, just because the traffic network was improved, the quays were built and the economy of the hinderland was developed.