Storm surges and state formation in early modern England: coping with flooding in coastal and lowland Lincolnshire

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• John Morgan (University of Manchester)
• Thursday 02 March 2017, 17:00-19:00
• History Faculty Room 12.

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Recurrent flooding was a condition of life in low and wet grounds. Erecting dams, scouring ditches and laying drains consumed significant amounts of labour time and money, as the profitability of agriculture rested on maintaining appropriate water levels. The success of one farmer was reliant on another, requiring complex co-ordination and administration. I will outline how flood protection was provisioned, its costs and their impact.

This talk is part of the Early Modern Economic and Social History Seminars series.

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