A huge price inflation in food and land rents throughout the period

The cost of living rose fivefold between 1510 and 1625

Demographic issues had economic and social implications

The rise of the population of England from about 2.5 million in 1550 to some 5 million by 1650

A further significant increase to about 6 million by 1700

By 1650 the number of people living in London had reached 400,000, and 575,000 by 1700

Dramatic rise in urban growth outside London

The rise of cities in Central Scotland, South Wales and Ireland

The growth of ports of Liverpool, Bristol, and Glasgow

The manufacturing centres of Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester

The leisure resorts of Bath, Scarborough, and Brighton