Famine and Scarcity in Late Medieval and Early Modern England: The Regulation of Grain Marketing, 1256-1631

ISBN-13: 9781107121829 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 274 str.

Buchanan Sharp

Opis

This book examines governmental and crowd responses to famine, from the late Middle Ages through to the early modern era.

Spis treści

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.