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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... result of nascent royal power and resurgent aristo- cratic governmental and military power . This stability put an end to two hundred years of invasion . And , third , Europe's disease pool had reached an equilibrium of sorts ; as has ...
... result of nascent royal power and resurgent aristo- cratic governmental and military power . This stability put an end to two hundred years of invasion . And , third , Europe's disease pool had reached an equilibrium of sorts ; as has ...
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... result of early first marriage . Age of first marriage , especially for women , is important because in the Middle Ages most births came within wedlock , and women had a finite pe- riod , probably between ages 16 and 40 , in which they ...
... result of early first marriage . Age of first marriage , especially for women , is important because in the Middle Ages most births came within wedlock , and women had a finite pe- riod , probably between ages 16 and 40 , in which they ...
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... result , medieval medical education was generally connected with and supervised by the church . It was this university - based education more than anything else that distin- guished physicians from other medical professionals . ' By the ...
... result , medieval medical education was generally connected with and supervised by the church . It was this university - based education more than anything else that distin- guished physicians from other medical professionals . ' By the ...
Contents
A Natural History of Plague | 1 |
The European Environment 10501347 | 16 |
The Plagues Beginnings | 33 |
Copyright | |
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