Black Death

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What were the two types of plague?

Bubonic: spread by fleas from rats carried on from ships.

Pneumonic plague: airbone, spread by coughs and sneezes.

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When did the Black Death arrive in Britain?

1348

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What was the symptoms of Plague?

pain to breath, pus-filled swellings on the skin, fever, headaches.

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What were the believed causes?

  • Punishment from God

  • Unbalanced humours

  • Miasma

  • Human contact/contact to corpses

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What were the treatments?

  • charms

  • Prayers

  • fasting

  • purging

  • bloodletting

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What did King Edward III do?

Closed Parliament in January 1349

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Impact

  • Fewer workers = higher wages

  • Cost of land decreased

  • People moved away

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