The Black Death

The Black Death The Story of a Village, 1345-1350

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780753823071
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 614.5732094209023
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 356
Weight: 284g
Height: 212mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 27mm