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Buchanan Sharp examines governmental and crowd responses to famine, from the late Middle Ages through to the early modern era. This wide-ranging book will be of interest to academic researchers and graduate students studying the social, economic, cultural and political make-up of medieval and early modern England.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Early market regulation to 1327; 2. The response of Edward II and his government to the Great Famine; 3. The food riots of 1347; 4. Royal paternalism and the response to dearth, 1349–1376; 5. Scarcity and food riots, 1377–1439; 6. Harvest failure and scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII; 7. The official language of the Commonwealth and the popular response to scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII; 8. The moral economy, 1547–1631 and beyond; Bibliography; Index.

Famine and Scarcity in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 12 September 2016
      ISBN-13 9781107121829
      978-1107121829
      Also in:
      Microeconomics European history European history: medieval period, middle ages

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Buchanan Sharp examines governmental and crowd responses to famine, from the late Middle Ages through to the early modern era. This wide-ranging book will be of interest to academic researchers and graduate students studying the social, economic, cultural and political make-up of medieval and early modern England.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Early market regulation to 1327; 2. The response of Edward II and his government to the Great Famine; 3. The food riots of 1347; 4. Royal paternalism and the response to dearth, 1349–1376; 5. Scarcity and food riots, 1377–1439; 6. Harvest failure and scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII; 7. The official language of the Commonwealth and the popular response to scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII; 8. The moral economy, 1547–1631 and beyond; Bibliography; Index.

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