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The Black Death of 1348 - 49 killed millions in its march across Europe, but how many is still a subject of intense debate with claims ranging between 25 and 50 per cent. This book examines the impact of that appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using prev…

The Black Death of 1348 - 49 killed millions in its march across Europe, but how many is still a subject of intense debate with claims ranging between 25 and 50 per cent. This book examines the impact of that appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using prev…

"Encyclopedia of the Black Death" is the first A - Z encyclopaedia to cover the second plague pandemic (1347-1770) balancing medical history with historical, cultural, social, and political factors and effects in Europe and the Islamic world. It also bookends the period with ent…

This encyclopedia provides 300 interdisciplinary, cross-referenced entries that document the effect of the plague on Western society across the four centuries of the second plague pandemic, balancing medical history and technical matters with historical, cultural, social, and po…