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The Great Famine in Dyffryn Clwyd, 1315-1322

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Denbighshire Historical Society Transactions, Volume: 63, Pages: 13 - 35

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This article is the first dedicated study of the course and effects of the Great Famine of 1315–1322 on the population of any part of Wales. Drawing on the uniquely rich local records of the marcher Lordship of Dyffryn Clwyd (modern-day central Denbighshire), it examines grain and cattle prices, as...

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Published in: Denbighshire Historical Society Transactions
Published: Wrexham Bridge Books 2015
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