A Study Of The Establishment Of The Mines Royal In Early Modern England

Mines Royal was established in the mid-late period of Tudor Dynasty.This period is Early Modern England's mining industry beginning time.Mines Royal is the first mining joint-stock company in Early Modern England.So,we should take notice Elizabeth I signed an indenture between John Steynburg and Thomas Thurland in1561,The indenture provides that John Steynburg and Thomas Thurland should establish a company that specializes in mining producing,it is the beginning of company's establishment.For personal reasons,John Steynburg left England in 1564.Thomas Thurland chooses Daniel Houghsetter to become his new partner.At the same time Elizabeth signed an new indenture between John Steynburg and Thomas Thurland.After Completing the process,in the establishment mines royal process,due to real estate disputes,the Earl of Northumberland obstructed the process of establishment of mines royal.In 1567,Elizabeth took the Earl of Northumberland to King's Bench and the justices of King's Bench ruled that Elizabeth I won,clearing the way for establishment of Mines Royal.Elizabeth granted mines royal first charter in1568 which gave mines royal a legal person place,granting Mines Royal become the first joint stock Company in England Mines Industrial.This thesis exploring and discussing the establishment of Mines Royal Company,not only help us understand the development of English mining industry,but also help us deeply assist the origin of English Joint stock company,English economy and society transformation,which further comprehend modernization process of England mining industrial.At present,numerous researchers abroad have focused on the issue of the establishment of Mines Royal,but relevant researches in China relatively scarce.By this thesis attempts to clarifying the establishment of Mines Royal by analyzing and studying relevant original documents.The thesis is mainly composed of introduction,main body and conclusion.Among them,the introduction part explicitly explains the primary reason for choosing the topic namely,the study of the establishment of the mines royal in early modern England.At the same time,it clarifies the definition key terms involved in this paper,such as mines royal,Joint-Stock companies,corporation,and charter.On the basis of sorting out the relevant researches around the world,this thesis introduces many original documents,including the royal charter which Elizabeth I give mines royal,States Paper and relevant documents of the establishment of mines royal's legal precedent.In addition,this thesis introducing the basic theoretical methods such as the methodology of economic and social history,the methodology of literature analysis and the methodology of Marxism genetic method.The main body of this article is divided into four chapters.The first chapter mainly discusses the economic and social background of the establishment of the mines royal and base situation of English mines industry development.The second chapter is mainly to understand establishment process of mines royal from indenture,mine case and charter in three aspects,this chapter is mainly discussing the process of establishment of mines royal.The third chapter is assisted by relevant original documents to understand mines royal organization form and clear the historical status in which mines royal is the first joint-stock company in English Mining industry.The fourth chapter mainly evaluates the mines royal's historical role and its influence.As a enterprise,primarily aim of mine royal is making profits.At the same time,the mining activities of the Mines Royal,in some extent,contributed to the development of modern mining in England's modernization of the mining industry.In addition,the establishment of mines royal exert a certain influence on the system of English charted companies and English society and economy.The conclusion summarizes the establishment of the Mines Royal and clarifies its historical status as the first joint-stock mining company in modern England..The establishment of Mines Royal company was not only supported by Elizabeth I and middle-class professional officer in the Tudor period,but also helped by miners and expertise from Germany.Its mining activities also contributed to the rise of the British Industrial Revolution.