The Black DeathRosemary Horrox A collection of documents written by those who lived and died in the mid-fourteenth century (1348-1350). It traces through contemporary writings of the impact of the Black Death in Europe with particular emphasis on its spread across England. |
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... astrologers had to decide which of the three planets in the 1345 conjunction was likely to be dominant a question of some importance when the conjunction involved the best of the planets ( Jupiter ) and the two evil planets ( Mars and ...
... astrologers had to decide which of the three planets in the 1345 conjunction was likely to be dominant a question of some importance when the conjunction involved the best of the planets ( Jupiter ) and the two evil planets ( Mars and ...
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... astrologers most wanted to hear . But , with that proviso , the church had no difficulty in accepting the reality of planetary influence in general terms . After all , as the astrologers themselves were quick to point out , the universe ...
... astrologers most wanted to hear . But , with that proviso , the church had no difficulty in accepting the reality of planetary influence in general terms . After all , as the astrologers themselves were quick to point out , the universe ...
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... astrologer who had been associated with the French court earlier in the fourteenth century . The astrological ... astrologers who have had things to say on such matters . Ptolemy in chapter 4 of the third book of his SCIENTIFIC ...
... astrologer who had been associated with the French court earlier in the fourteenth century . The astrological ... astrologers who have had things to say on such matters . Ptolemy in chapter 4 of the third book of his SCIENTIFIC ...
Contents
The fourth pestilence 137479 88 | 11 |
NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS 1 | 14 |
The plague in Florence | 26 |
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