English population 1086-1377
Hugo la Poutré
Population size, food production, and consumption are closely related. Hugo La Poutré concentrates on this relationship in his doctoral research at the university of Groningen, Netherlands. He shows by use simulations that English population tripled within two centuries, from million 1100 to over six 1300. Half a century later, Black Death, devastating plague epidemic 1348-1349, caused more than three deaths England alone. During following epidemics, declined even further.Amongst other things, these changes left their mark production food. Pints beer hog roast might not have been uncommon end fourteenth century, but they were when peaked start century. Then, it must pea soup with bread. After all, such large had be fed, arable land is simply productive pasture. makes plausible common people lived an almost vegan diet cereals legumes. To raise peasants spread as much manure possible, let less often lie fallow. Making models, calculates 50 per cent higher what was attained lord’s land. In way, could fed.
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