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