London in the 15th Century

Timeline

1. 1400–1450London · EnglandAt the close of the Hundred Years' War, London's wool exports and banking business expanded; the guild system strengthened urban self-government, and the network of Thames quays and warehouses sustained trade with Flanders and the Hanseatic League.
2. 1461–1470London · EnglandAfter Edward IV's coronation in 1461, London became the financial and recruitment center of the Lancastrian–Yorkist civil war; the Tower of London stored the royal treasure, and the civic assembly lent money to the crown to maintain military pressure on the Scottish border.
3. 1470–1500London · EnglandPopulation recovery after the Black Death drove the growth of suburbs beyond the walls; printing and the book trade began to flourish, and the city's population is estimated to have reached 50,000–60,000, accumulating the labor and capital for 16th-century capitalization.