History: Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

Scanned book from Harvard Medical Library; remedies proposed by Dr. Don Alexes, published in 1665

scan of document from August 1665

scanned book, published July 1665

suggested preventions and cures, and the doctor's "uniform"

2 minute video;
For many religious folk, the Great Plague was a divine punishment for the a sinful city. Professor Harding looks at how some churches responded to the disease.
This is a short extract taken from a full lecture.
You can enjoy the talk for free on our website: gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/1665-londons-last-great-plague

British Broadcasting Company (BBC) History site; basic, yet complete, overview

short page on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) site

New York Times science article

5 minute video by Nature (an international weekly journal of science)

Encyclopedia of the Medieval World: 600 to 1450

United Kingdom History Learning Site

interactive cartoon by the Science Museum's History of Medicine website, London

this article includes the latest knowledge about the spread of the Black Plague in the Middle Ages, as well as how to keep it from happening again.