The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval EuropeRobert S. Gottfried is Professor of History and Director of Medieval Studies at Rutgers University. Among his other books is "Epidemic Disease in Fifteenth Century England." |
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... died . The Black Death elicited different responses in different places . In Orvieto , it brought a religious revival . In 1349 , at popular behest , the town fathers added 50 new religious dates to the municipal calen- dar . In 1350 ...
... died . The Black Death elicited different responses in different places . In Orvieto , it brought a religious revival . In 1349 , at popular behest , the town fathers added 50 new religious dates to the municipal calen- dar . In 1350 ...
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... died in June . A fourth bailiff died in July , and a fifth either died or fled by July 1350 . By 1360 , Merton College ceased trying to exploit Cuxham directly and instead farmed out the entire manor to leasehold tenants . There were ...
... died in June . A fourth bailiff died in July , and a fifth either died or fled by July 1350 . By 1360 , Merton College ceased trying to exploit Cuxham directly and instead farmed out the entire manor to leasehold tenants . There were ...
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... died as we died . The deceased , on their beds , say , our brothers died on their beds as we died . Our Lord said : " Consider their wounds , which re- semble the wounds of the slaughtered , and they are among us . " And be- hold ...
... died as we died . The deceased , on their beds , say , our brothers died on their beds as we died . Our Lord said : " Consider their wounds , which re- semble the wounds of the slaughtered , and they are among us . " And be- hold ...
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A Natural History of Plague | 1 |
The European Environment 10501347 | 16 |
The Plagues Beginnings | 33 |
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