Famine and scarcity in late medieval and early modern England : the regulation of grain marketing, 1256-1631

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Famine and scarcity in late medieval and early modern England : the regulation of grain marketing, 1256-1631

Title remainder

the regulation of grain marketing, 1256-1631

Statement of responsibility

Buchanan Sharp

Creator

• Sharp, Buchanan, 1942-

Subject

• Famines -- England -- History -- 16th century
• Famines -- England -- History -- 17th century
• Famines -- England -- History -- To 1500
• Food riots -- England -- History
• Agriculture and state -- England -- History
• Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687
• Marketing -- Political aspects -- England -- History
• Scarcity -- Political aspects -- England -- History
• Grain trade -- Political aspects -- England -- History

Language

eng

Summary

Surveying government and crowd responses ranging from the late Middle Ages through to the early modern era, Buchanan Sharp's illuminating study examines how the English government responded to one of the most intractable problems of the period: famine and scarcity. The book provides a comprehensive account of famine relief in the late Middle Ages and evaluates the extent to which traditional market regulations enforced by thirteenth-century kings helped shape future responses to famine and scarcity in the sixteenth century. Analysing some of the oldest surviving archival evidence of public response to famine, Sharp reveals that food riots in England occurred as early as 1347, almost two centuries earlier than was previously thought. Charting the policies, public reactions and royal regulations to grain shortage, Sharp provides a fascinating contribution to our understanding of the social, economic, cultural and political make-up of medieval and early modern England.--

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non fiction

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dictionaries

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks