Economic and Social History

England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550: Resident Aliens in the Middle Ages

Economic and Social History, History | England, fifteenth century, fourteenth century, medieval-history, migration, sixteenth century, war and conflict

England’s Immigrants 1330-1550, a fully-searchable database containing over 64,000 names of people known to have migrated to England during the period of the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Death, the Wars of the Roses and the Reformation. The information within this database has been drawn from a variety of published and un-published records – taxation assessments, letters of denization and protection, and a variety of other licences and grants – and offers a valuable resource for anyone interested in the origins, destinations, occupations and identities of the people who chose to make England their home during this turbulent period.

Data type: temporal, text

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Crisis DB – US Political Violence Database

Economic and Social History, History | eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century, twenty-first century, United States, war and conflict

Collection of historical records of violent incidents in the United States, spanning from 1782 to the present day. The dataset is categorized by date, incident type, subtypes, casualties, geographical location of the violence, documented fatalities, and the authoritative sources from which this data is derived. Additionally, each entry includes a detailed narrative describing the specific circumstances surrounding the violent incident.

Data type: spatial, temporal

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Caloric Suitability Index dataset

Economic and Social History, History | agriculture, geography

“The Caloric Suitability Indices” (CSI) capture the variation in potential crop yield across the globe, as measured in calories per hectare per year. Moreover, in light of the expansion in the set of crops that are available for cultivation in the course of the Columbian Exchange, the CSI indices provide a distinct measure for caloric suitability for the pre-1500 and the post-1500 era. The CSI indices provide four estimates of caloric suitability for each cell of size 5′× 5 in the world: The maximum potential caloric yield attainable given the set of crops that are suitable for cultivation in the pre-1500 period. The maximum potential caloric yield attainable, given the set of crops that are suitable for cultivation in the post-1500 period. The average potential yields within each cell, attainable given the set of crops that are suitable for cultivation in the pre-1500 period. The average potential yields within each cell, attainable given the set of crops that are suitable for cultivation in the post-1500 period. The Caloric Suitability Indices (Galor and Özak, 2016) captures the potential agricultural output (measured in calories) based on crops that were available for cultivation in the Pre-1500CE and Post-1500CE eras. It is available for 5’ by 5’ grid cells and at the country level. The data can be used to assess or account for the exogenous effect of agricultural potential on various economic and social outcomes. The data can be used to assess or account for the exogenous effect of agricultural potential on various economic and social outcomes. An IPython notebook is included to show how it can be used and also compares it with another measure of agricultural suitability. The data is provided as a service to the academic research community (see license for permitted uses).

Data type: spatial

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England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550: Resident Aliens in the Middle Ages

Crisis DB – US Political Violence Database

Crisis DB – Instability Events

Civil War Petitions

Caloric Suitability Index dataset

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