ISBN: PB: 9780300270259
January 2023
208 pp.
19,8x12,9 cm
16 black&white illus.
PB:
10.99 GBP
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Great Plague
When Death Came to Cambridge in 1665
In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague's effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord's fascinating reconstruction of life during plague times presents the personal experiences of a wide range of individuals, from historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton to common folk who tilled the land and ran the shops. She brings this dark era to vivid life through stories of loss and survival from those who grieved, those who fled, and those who hid to await their fate.
About the author
Before her retirement, Evelyn Lord was course director of the Masters in local and regional history, University of Cambridge. She has published widely on local history and is the author of "The Knights Templar in Britain" and "The Stuart Secret Army".