Table of Contents
Title Page
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
General Notes
Major Sources and Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Agriculture and Poverty Agriculture & Shortages Harvests on Man Herring Fishing Poverty Poor Laws Poor Relief on Man
Chapter 2 - Evidence for Famine Parish Register Evidence Epidemic Disease Contemporary References to Dearth Prices and Mortality Absence of Negative Evidence
Chapter 3 - Additional Hardships Royalist and Military Presence Funding the Garrisons and Derby The English Experience of War Other Evidence for Instability
Chapter 4 - Governing and Managing Food Shortages Governing the Island Managing the Food Shortages Similar Legislation in England
Conclusions
Appendix A - Transcription of the document from which this research started
Appendix B - Parish register details by month and year
Bibliography
2003 Update Notes
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