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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... medieval history for translations of key sources that are directly usable in students ' own work . The series will provide texts central to medieval studies courses and will focus upon the diverse cultural , social as well as political ...
... medieval history for translations of key sources that are directly usable in students ' own work . The series will provide texts central to medieval studies courses and will focus upon the diverse cultural , social as well as political ...
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... medieval view of death can be rational- ised in terms of a response to the plague . Most plague victims lingered for several days , with time to prepare themselves for a good death ; and a few chroniclers actually point to this as a ...
... medieval view of death can be rational- ised in terms of a response to the plague . Most plague victims lingered for several days , with time to prepare themselves for a good death ; and a few chroniclers actually point to this as a ...
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... medieval response and its demographic consequence , Leicester Univ . Press , Leicester , 1978 . Harvey , B. F. " The population trend in England between 1300 and 1348 ' , Transactions of the Royal Historical Society , 5th series XVI ...
... medieval response and its demographic consequence , Leicester Univ . Press , Leicester , 1978 . Harvey , B. F. " The population trend in England between 1300 and 1348 ' , Transactions of the Royal Historical Society , 5th series XVI ...
Contents
The fourth pestilence 137479 88 | 11 |
NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS 1 | 14 |
The plague in Florence | 26 |
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