The use of non-renewable resources such as coal which was cheaper, which was used to mine iron
In the Middle Ages, a Yeoman was a type of social class that consisted of men who were attendants in noble households. They were also, in military contexts, a rank in the military, most specifically the third rank.
Cardinal Richelieu helped strengthen the French monarchy largely by weakening those who might opposed the King and strengthening those who could support him. In the eyes of Richelieu and Louis XIII, the biggest threats to the power of the monarchy were the Huguenots and the nobles.