Question

What where the changes made by Flemish in medieval England?

Answer 1

Answer:

There were many talented weavers among the Flemish population in medieval times, and many came to England to settle. At one time the English King Edward III even offered incentives like letting the Flemish weavers set up their own guilds and giving them the freedom to settle where they chose because of the growing cloth industry in England that needed their labor. The King wanted them to share their knowledge of their craft with English weavers. This brought skill and growth to the artisan guilds economy in England.    

Explanation:

It is not often realized that medieval England was diverse. It is believed that one in every ten people by the 15th century in England was foreign-born, rising to approximately one in six in London. There were many different reasons for the migration. Many migrants came to England from what is now Belgium and the Netherlands. They came to escape wars and other problems in their home countries like the lack of opportunities in their home countries. For example, there were uprisings in what is now Belgium against Count Louis of Nevers in 1323 for example because of rampant inequality and pressure to exact taxes and fees. The rebels would escape persecution in England as it was not far away from the low countries of Belgium and the Netherlands and there were better opportunities at the time in England.