![]() Yet, it was this same situation which pushed Scotland’s merchants to the forefront of political life. And it was still in the Low Countries that Aberdonians acquired most of their imports.” The importance of the Low Countries to Aberdonian trade, and to that of Scotland more widely, did not diminish after the thirteenth century.ĭavid II’s capture at the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346 greatly impacted the ways in which Scotland dealt with both England and Flanders. David Ditchburn and Marjory Harper argue that this was due to the importance of wool to Aberdeen’s trade: “Wool remained a much more important element in Aberdeen’s trade than it did in the trade of other towns and the main market for wool remained the cloth-producing towns of the Netherlands. While Dundee and Leith diversified their commercial contacts, Aberdeen remained reliant upon trade with the cloth-producing Low Countries, particularly Flanders and Artois, for the continued success of their export trade. Unlike other Scottish burghs, Aberdeen’s economy was primarily dominated by the Low Countries. The thirteenth century was a period of economic conservatism for Aberdeen. ![]() ![]() This week’s post is the second and final instalment of PhD student Amy Eberlin’s look at the trade relationship between Aberdeen and Flanders in the Middle Ages. ![]()
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