Food Availability England's food supply was plentiful throughout most of the reign; there were no famines. Bad harvests caused distress, but they were usually localized. The most widespread came in 1555–57 and 1596–98.John Guy (1988) Tudor England, Oxford University Press, pp. 30–31 In the towns the price of staples was fixed by law; in hard times the size of the loaf of bread sold by the baker was smaller.
Food Availability England's food supply was plentiful throughout most of the reign; there were no famines Bad harvests caused distress but they were usually localized The most widespread came in 1555–57 and 1596–98John Guy (1988) Tudor England Oxford University Press pp 30–31 In the towns the price of staples was fixed by law; in hard times the size of the loaf of bread sold by the baker was smaller