The Black Death in London

by Barney Sloane

The Black Death of 1348-49 may have killed more than 50% of the European population. This book examines the impact of this appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using previously untapped documentary sources alongside archaeological evidence, a remarkably detailed picture emerges of the arrival, duration and public response to this epidemic and subsequent fourteenth-century outbreaks. Wills and civic and royal administration documents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752428292
• ISBN13: 9780752428291
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"