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Author Sloane, Barney.

Title Black Death in London / Barney Sloane.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2011]
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Description 1 online resource (224 pages)
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Summary A comprehensive historical and archaeological account of the Black Death in England's capital The Black Death of 1348–49 may have killed more than 50% of the European population, and this book examines the impact of this appalling disaster on England's most populous city. Using previously untapped documentary sources alongside archaeological evidence, a remarkably detailed picture emerges of the arrival, duration, and public response to this epidemic and subsequent 14th-century outbreaks. Wills and civic and royal administration documents provide clear evidence of the speed and severity of the plague, detail how victims made preparations for their heirs and families, and illuminate the immediate social changes that the aftermath brought. The traditional story of the timing and arrival of the plague is challenged and the mortality rate is revised up to 50%–60% in the first outbreak, with a population decline of 40–45% across Edward III's reign.
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Subject HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
Plague -- England -- London -- History.
Black Death -- England -- London.
History, Medieval.
London.
Disease Outbreaks -- history.
Plague -- history.
London (England) -- History.
London (England) -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Sloane, Barney. Black death in London. Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2011, c2011 9780752428291 (OCoLC)750270726
Standard No. 9780752496399
ISBN 9780752496399 (e-pub)
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