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- In the 1560s there was a lot of trade
with all areas of Europe.
- England was a major trading centre.
- London sent cloth to Holland and France.
- Bristol ships brought fish from Newfoundland.
- Iron, salt, sugar, coal and wool was
exported.
- A lot of goods came from around the
country and from further away.
- Coal came from Newcastle.
- Copper was mined in Cumbria.
- Lead was mined in Somerset.
- Tin was dug out of the ground in Cornwall.
- Cast iron was made in Kent.
- Woolen cloth came from Norfolk, Lancashire
and Bristol.
- Sugar was refined in London.
- Salt was exported from Scotland.
- Cod was fished in waters off of Newfoundland
and Iceland.
- Wine came from France.
- Olive oil from Spain.
- Furs from animals came from Russia.
- Traveling by land was rough and dangerous
so most trade was undertaken by ships.
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