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The Black Death
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- Book 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.
- About The Author
- John Hatcher is Professor of Economic and Social History and Chairman of the History Faculty at Cambridge University. He has taught the subject of the Black Death for twenty years and is the author of eight books on medieval and early modern history. He has appeared in the BBC series TIMEWATCH and the Channel 4 series THE SEVEN AGES OF BRITAIN, and has acted as an advisor to numerous other television history series.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780753823071
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (09 July 2009)
- Number of Pages
- 356
- Weight
- 280 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 132 x 26 mm
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