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> "Although the immediate effect was to annihilate England’s own lead industry, the medium-term effect was to send the other European producers into disarray. By the 1580s, once the stockpile had depleted, England’s lead producers were among the only ones left standing."
How did England's lead producers go from annihilated to one of the few left standing between the 1530s and 1580s? Did the surplus of lead benefit them in ways that other European producers suffered from?
Age of Invention: Pb & Fray
thanks, very interesting!
where did you get the production figures?
Fascinating!
> "Although the immediate effect was to annihilate England’s own lead industry, the medium-term effect was to send the other European producers into disarray. By the 1580s, once the stockpile had depleted, England’s lead producers were among the only ones left standing."
How did England's lead producers go from annihilated to one of the few left standing between the 1530s and 1580s? Did the surplus of lead benefit them in ways that other European producers suffered from?