2The EconomyEngland experienced a population growth during the 16th century (the 1500s). By 1603, the population was 5 million.Continued population growth placed a strain on the economy. Prices for food and clothes
2The EconomyEngland experienced a population growth during the 16th century (the 1500s). By 1603, the population was 5 million.Continued population growth placed a strain on the economy. Prices for food and clothes sky-rocketed in what was called the Great Inflation.The 1590s were the worst years of the century, marked by starvation, epidemic disease, and roving bands of vagrants looking for 