Toby Hrynick: "'He Sendeth Rain on the Just and the Unjust': Social Response to Environmental Crisis on Medieval Romney Marsh" - History

Name: Toby Hrynick: “‘He Sendeth Rain on the Just and the Unjust’: Social Response to Environmental Crisis on Medieval Romney Marsh”
Start: 2025-03-31T15:15:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-31T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Hill Auditorium

Toby Hrynick: “‘He Sendeth Rain on the Just and the Unjust’: Social Response to Environmental Crisis on Medieval Romney Marsh”

March 31 @ 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Anthropogenic climate change is unprecedented. Climate change is not. Societies have long struggled to cope with disrupted subsistence strategies, devastated populations, and accelerated social change. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Europe faced a series of disasters – flood, famine, and plague. This lecture looks at severely affected coastal wetlands, where local governments struggled to stave off sequential disasters.

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Date:: March 31
Time:: 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue

: Hill Auditorium

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