| Description |
vii, 401 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The Plague in its historical setting -- The Black Death and its aftermath -- The first half of the sixteenth century -- The reign of Elizabeth : first half, 1563-1583 -- The last two decades of Elizabeth -- The Plague of 1603 and its aftermath -- The course of the Plague, 1625-1635 -- Plague, war, and famine, 1636-1664 -- London's last dreadful visitation -- The Plague of 1665 in literature -- England without Plague, 1667-1720 -- The late dreadful Plague at Marseilles -- England and the Plague, 1725-1815 -- Contagion vs. Anticontagion, 1815-1825 -- Since 1825 : new facts and old factors. |
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Plague -- History.
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Medicine, Preventive -- History.
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Public health -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- History.
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Plague -- England.
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