The Black Death

The Intimate Story of a Village in Crisis 1345-50

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John Hatcher

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

July 9th, 2009

Author

John Hatcher

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

400

Dimensions

132x197x26

ISBN-13

9780753823071

Product ID

3121056

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