Great Famine of 1315–1317
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The Great Famine of 1315–1317 was a devastating pan-European food crisis marked by widespread crop failures, mass starvation, and social upheaval that profoundly weakened medieval European society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster
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famine ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| chronology | early 14th century European crisis ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
manorial accounts
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medieval chronicles ⓘ tax records ⓘ |
| endTime | 1317 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
demographic history
ⓘ
economic history ⓘ environmental history ⓘ medieval history ⓘ |
| hasCause |
cold weather
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crop failures ⓘ grain shortages ⓘ livestock disease ⓘ prolonged heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
abandonment of marginal lands
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changes in land use ⓘ crime increase ⓘ decline in agricultural productivity ⓘ decline in livestock numbers ⓘ economic disruption ⓘ food riots ⓘ increased grain prices ⓘ increased mortality ⓘ long-term demographic impact ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ mass starvation ⓘ population decline ⓘ social unrest ⓘ weakening of feudal structures ⓘ |
| location |
British Isles
ⓘ
England ⓘ Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ Poland ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | crisis of the Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| significantFor |
shaping later medieval crises
ⓘ
weakening medieval European society ⓘ |
| startTime | 1315 ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | preceded the Black Death ⓘ |
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