The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9), Now Commonly Known as the Black Death
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About This Book
Pyrrhus Press specializes in bringing books long out of date back to life, allowing today’s readers access to yesterday’s treasures. This is a concise but comprehensive history of the notorious Black Death, which killed an incredible number of Europeans during the 14th century. Due to the calamitous epidemic, the Bubonic Plague that struck Europe is still one of the most infamous and written about illnesses.
Chapters (25)
- The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348–9) Now Commonly Known as The Black Death.
- To The Reader.
- Introduction.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter I. The Commencement of the Epidemic.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter II. The Epidemic in Italy.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter III. Progress of the Plague in France.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter IV. The Plague in Other European Countries.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter V. The Plague Reaches England.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VI. Progress of the Disease in London and the South.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VII. The Epidemic in Gloucester, Worcester, Warwick, And Oxford.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VIII. Story of the Disease in the Rest of England.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter IX. The Desolation of the Country.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter X. Some Consequences of the Great Mortality.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Index.
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