Comércio entre o porto de Bristol e Portugal no final da Idade Média, 1461-1504

Abstract

Although the study of Anglo-Portuguese commercial relations is well-known for the later Middle Ages, a new database containing up to 11 thousand records of entry and exit in the Bristol customs allows us to rethink Portugal’s foreign trade. Buttressed by these Customs Accounts preserved at the National Archives (Kew, London), this article examines the trade between Bristol and Portugal, for the period from 1461 to 1504. These sources enable us to place Portugal within the framework of European economy, and to confirm Lisbon’s preponderance as city of international trade.