The Wool Trade was undoubtedly one of the most important elements of the British economy throughout the Medieval period - even the seat occupied by the speaker of the House of lords rests on a woolsack.
The author looks at the lives of prominent wool-men; gentry who based their Wealth on producing this commodity like t.
In The Wealth of England Susan Rose brings together the social, economic and Political strands in the development of the Wool Trade and show how and why it became so important.
The Wool Trade was undoubtedly one of the most important elements of the British economy throughout the Medieval period - even the seat occupied by the speaker of the House of lords rests on a woolsack