Elizabethan Culture and Ideas
Nine programmes about the attitudes and beliefs of the Elizabethans
4: Traditional Society and Economic Growth
The Elizabethan period was one of the most restrictive in English economic history. ROBERT ASHTON , Professor of English History in the University of East Anglia, discusses the conflict during Elizabeth's reign betwen the forces of economic restriction and the forces of liberalisation, and in particular the struggle over the taking of interest—usury.
With readings from contemporary sources by GARY WATSON and JOHN GLEN
Produced by Howard Smith
First broadcast on February 4
Eight lectures by Joel Hurstfield on Elizabethan Government and Society: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. A paperback is obtainable