Seven ill years
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Seven ill years
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The Seven Ill Years, also known as the Seven Lean Years, is the term used for a period of widespread and prolonged famine in Scotland during the 1690s, named after the biblical famine in Egypt predicted by Joseph in the Book of Genesis. Estimates suggest between 5 and 15% of the total Scottish population died of starvation, while in areas like Aberdeenshire death rates may have reached 25%. One reason the shortages of the 1690s are so well remembered is because they were the last of their kind.
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1690s famine in Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_ill_years
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2024-03-06T15:18:32Z
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