The Black Death

The Intimate Story of a Village in Crisis 1345-50

Paperback EN 2009 9780753823071
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How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history.

The Black Death remains the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killing about half the population of the planet in the 14th century. John Hatcher recreates everyday medieval life in a parish in Suffolk, from which an exceptional number of documents survive. This enables us to view events through the eyes of its residents, revealing in unique detail what it was like to live and die in these terrifying times.

With scrupulous attention to historical accuracy, John Hatcher describes what the parishioners experienced, what they knew and what they believed. His narrative is peopled with characters developed from the villagers named in the actual town records and a series of dramatic scenes portray how contemporaries must have experienced the momentous events.

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ISBN13:9780753823071
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:400
Uitgever:Orion Publishing Co

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