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Surviving epidemics through the centuries

Since the Antonine Plague in the second century many epidemics have been recorded. A number of which have spread from country to country becoming pandemics. The Black Death has the highest estimated death toll at 200 million between the years 1347-1351. This is a day to explore how people coped with these situations at the time and how the larger epidemics such as plague and smallpox had profound effects on English society. We will be looking at evidence from personal diaries, household receipts, records of mortality and other publications together with official prescriptions. This will give us a picture of early and developing advice on avoiding infection, treating infected patients and rules of conduct to try to control the spread.

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Surviving epidemics through the centuries

Since the Antonine Plague in the second century many epidemics have been recorded. A number of which have spread from country to country becoming pandemics. The Black Death has the highest estimated death toll at 200 million between the years 1347-1351. This is a day to explore how people coped with these situations at the time and how the larger epidemics such as plague and smallpox had profound effects on English society. We will be looking at evidence from personal diaries, household receipts, records of mortality and other publications together with official prescriptions. This will give us a picture of early and developing advice on avoiding infection, treating infected patients and rules of conduct to try to control the spread.