Author: A. Lloyd Moote
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801884934
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801884934
The Great Plague: The Story of London's Most Deadly Year
In the winter of 1664-65, a bitter cold descended on London in the days before Christmas.
In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, JH Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.
Above the city, an unusually bright comet traced an arc in the sky, exciting much comment and portending "horrible windes and tempests." And in the remote, squalid precinct of St. Giles-in-the-Fields outside the city wall, Goodwoman Phillips was pronounced dead of the plague. Her house was locked up and the phrase "Lord Have Mercy On Us" was painted on the door in red. By the following Christmas, the pathogen that had felled Goodwoman Phillips would go on to kill nearly 100,000 people living in and around London-almost a third of those who did not flee. This epidemic had a devastating effect on the city's economy and social fabric, as well as on those wh
Facsmilie of the Hieroglyphic of the Great Plague from Monarchy or No Monarchy in England reproduction
Facsmilie of the Hieroglyphic of the Great Plague from Monarchy or No Monarchy in England - by (after) Lilly, William. Handmade oil painting reproduction. Totally handmade and delivered within 25 business days.
Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author History of the Great Plague in London, in the Year 1655; Con by Daniel Defoe Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Subtitle: Containing Observations and Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, Both Public and Private, That Happened During That Dreadful Period General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1819 Original Publisher: Printed by H. Teape for John Offor Subjects: Marseille (France)
Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with 'Voices of the Powerless', the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1000 years.
We are extremely lucky to have an exceptional eyewitness account of a plague outbreak in the city of Salisbury in 1627 - related by John Ivie, a Salisbury alderman.
Ivie describes the differing reactions of Salisbury's 6000 inhabitants in the face of impending disaster.
Ivie was responsible for the welfare of the city's poor in times of
We are extremely lucky to have an exceptional eyewitness account of a plague outbreak in the city of Salisbury in 1627 - related by John Ivie, a Salisbury alderman.
Ivie describes the differing reactions of Salisbury's 6000 inhabitants in the face of impending disaster.
Ivie was responsible for the welfare of the city's poor in times of
Facsmilie of the Hieroglyphic of the Great Plague from Monarchy or No Monarchy in England - by (after) Lilly, William. Handmade oil painting reproduction. Totally handmade and delivered within 25 business days.
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Above the city, an unusually bright comet traced an arc in the sky, exciting much comment and portending "horrible windes and tempests." And in the remote, squalid precinct of St. Giles-in-the-Fields outside the city wall, Goodwoman Phillips was pronounced dead of the plague. Her house was locked up and the phrase "Lord Have Mercy On Us" was painted on the door in red
This epidemic had a devastating effect on the city's economy and social fabric, as well as on those wh
