Established in 1363, the Calais Staple became the centre of England's medieval wool trade, linking royal finance, the power of the Merchants of the Staple and the strategic defence of England’s last continental possession. After Calais was conquered in 1347 by the English, Calais was the staple from 1363, after that right had been assigned in turns to Bruges and Antwerp in the first half of the 14th century.
Established in 1363, the Calais Staple became the centre of England's medieval wool trade, linking royal finance, the power of the Merchants of the Staple and the strategic defence of England’s last continental possession. After Calais was conquered in 1347 by the English, Calais was the staple from 1363, after that right had been assigned in turns to Bruges and Antwerp in the first half of the 14th century.
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