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What did merchants do in Tudor times?
Two reporters visit a genuine Tudor house in York to find out what merchants did in Tudor times. There is a reconstruction of a conversation between three Tudor merchants discussing new opportunities. Elizabethan England and Wales saw a massive expansion in trade with new markets - particularly in the new world and Europe.
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