Europe's Famine (1315 - 1322) (jan 1, 1315 – jan 1, 1322)
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Lasted 7 years:Nobles squeezed the peasantry hard in an effort to maintain their luxurious lifestyle. States raised taxes to balance their growing expenditures. Europe's first of several disasters: famine. This was the prelude to a century and more of warfare, epidemic disease, famine, and social unrest.
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Date:
jan 1, 1315
jan 1, 1322
~ 7 years