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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, Buchanan, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Famines--England--History--To 1500.

Famines.

Famines--England--History--16th century.

Famines--England--History--17th century.

Scarcity--Political aspects--England--History.

Scarcity.

Food riots--England--History.

Food riots.

Grain trade--Political aspects--England--History.

Grain trade.

Marketing--Political aspects--England--History.

Marketing.

Agriculture and state--England--History.

Agriculture and state.

Great Britain--History--1066-1687.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

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.

Contents:

Early market regulation to 1327

The response of Edward II and his government to the Great Famine

The food riots of 1347

Royal paternalism and the response to dearth, 1349-1376

Scarcity and food riots, 1377-1439

Harvest failure and scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII

The official language of commonwealth and the popular response to scarcity in the reign of Henry VIII

The moral economy, 1547-1631 and beyond.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Sep 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-59812-8

1-316-59884-5

1-316-59896-9

1-316-59908-6

1-316-59968-X

1-316-59920-5

1-107-55178-1

1-316-40120-0