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Famine

England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1176–1316Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1176

Henry II1176

Anjou · House / House of Plantagenet

Purchases large amounts of grain to relieve famine in Maine & Anjou

1316

Edward II1316

House / House of Plantagenet

Harvest failures cause famine

Names involved

Edward IIHenry II

Provenance

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