Medieval Cloth Trade in Flanders & Artois
http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/medieval-wool.htm
"The cloth towns of Flanders - Bruges, Lille, Bergues, and Arras in Artois - were closely linked with England by the trade in raw wool. The damp island to the north produced excellent fine wool, but lacked the skilled craftsmen to make the finest quality cloth."
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"The cloth towns of Flanders - Bruges, Lille, Bergues, and Arras in Artois - were closely linked with England by the trade in raw wool. The damp island to the north produced excellent fine wool, but lacked the skilled craftsmen to make the finest quality cloth."
Please note that the above details were correct on the day this post was published. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com
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