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Furness, Richard; Holland, George Calvert (28 March 1858). "The poetical works of the late Richard Furness: with a sketch of his life". London: Partridge and co. – via Internet Archive. A Company of Liars is a very fun reimagining of the Canterbury Tales (which I love!) The characters tell stories in much the same way, but they are running from the plague. This one has a lot of fun stories, as well as some mystery. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, Translated by J. M. Rigg

In March 2022, Eyam Museum organised a talk looking at how the story of the plague in Eyam has influenced children’s authors. I joined three other authors to discuss our own Eyam-based books and to celebrate the re-publication of Gill Paton Walsh’s classic novel A Parcel of Patterns. Eyam Banks", an anonymously authored lyric that accompanied an account of the plague published in 1823. [50] The Tale of Eyam, a story of the plague in Derbyshire, and other poems by an OLD BLUE, London, 1888.

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was not a good year for England with bubonic plague killing 100,000 people followed by The Great Fire of London which destroyed 80% of London or about 13,000 homes. It is hard for us to conceive of a disease that can show up one day and within a few short months kill 75% of the people we know. To survive is fortuitous, but to actually acquire the disease and survive is nothi Only a few thin strands of evidence connect the rich stories that have been woven around Eyam’s epidemic with recorded history. The sum total of records from the plague itself is scanty: three letters by Mompesson written in 1666, the parish’s burial register and inscriptions on graves scattered around the village. Only two other written sources, one from 1702 and another from 1722, have credible claims to drawing on actual witnesses, and even they are second-hand, from the sons of the two priests, Mompesson and Stanley. A 2005 study of Eyam's story as history claims it is no more than a literary construct fabricated long after the actual events. Contemporary reporting was rare and often the result of political or religious bias. From the dawn of the 19th century, the romanticised and sentimental accounts of events at Eyam were "largely produced by poets, writers and local historians – not doctors", [46] :22 as is apparent from the dissenting opinions quoted above. The 1886 bicentenary commemoration, repeated annually for close on a century and a half, is claimed by the author to be the beginning of "an overtly invented tradition" which has spawned a heritage industry to profit the village in the face its declining prosperity and population, and provided instead "a plague tourism infrastructure". [46] :27–31

The villagers of Eyam were ground zero for an outbreak of bubonic plague that had apparently been introduced to the remote village from flea infested bolts of cloth brought into the town. Best guess estimates of the population in 1665 set it around 380 villagers. By the fall of 1666, only about 120 were left. While people all over London and other places in England were hurriedly leaving the areas of plague infection, the villagers of Eyam, under the strong guidance of their pastor Michael Mompellion, decided to stay put, self-quarantine themselves and ride out the storm. They saw it as a test of their faith and trust toward God, and felt that they would be blessed beyond all measure once the plague left them. Bemroses' Guide to Buxton, Castleton, High Peak, Eyam, Dovedale etc. London: Bemrose & Sons. 1869. p.58. From the M6, Macclesfield or Buxton... If travelling northbound on the M6 - from junction 17 through Congleton then Macclesfield. Coming southbound on the M6 - junction 19 and follow signs through Knutsford. Both routes - follow signs to Buxton then A6 eastbound towards Bakewell. Approximately 4 miles east of Buxton turn onto the B6049 north-east until it crosses the A623, turn east towards Chesterfield. Approx 2 miles east turn north onto small road to Foolow. Turn east in Foolow towards Eyam.It’s located in a valley outside of the village and is in the form of a limestone cavern. The rector, William Mompesson would hold all services here during the 14-month quarantine. Two brooks flow through the village, the Jumber Brook and Hollow Brook. [27] Cultural representations [ edit ] Paintings [ edit ]

Indeed, all manner of possible plague cures were put forward, including live frogs, while “some say a dried toad will do it better’’. People were advised: “All should studiously avoid dancing, running, leaping about, lechery and baths’’. And a good many villagers escaped without infection – something that would be pored over by medical experts later, looking for clues at the disease’s “natural selection’’ process.We get to follow Wulfric, Mae's father, and the village apothecary. He is a pious man, and believes only sinners will get ill; but still becomes an influential figure to the village; the only one who can slow the plague. The village of Eyam, while undoubtedly saving the lives of thousands in the surrounding area, paid a high price. Percentage wise they suffered a higher death toll than that of London. 260 Eyam villagers died over the 14 months of the plague out of a total population of 800. 76 families were affected by the plague; many such as the Thorpe family were wiped out completely. However the impact on medical understanding was significant. About half a mile out of the main village is a curious feature: a wall made out of rough, flat stones, punctuated with unusual openings whose edges have worn smooth with time. The wall is unique for it is the relic of a tragedy and triumph – from Eyam’s past. For in 1666, the people of Eyam took the unprecedented step of isolating themselves and their village from the rest of Derbyshire when the village became infected by the last outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain. This brave action devastated the settlement, but at the same time earned Eyam the reputation as the village that stopped the plague. The Great Plague of London, 1665. Google Images. The Great Plague of 1665 In 1665 the Great Plague was rife in London, spread by fleas that lived on rats in the city and it was deadly, killing almost a quarter of London’s population at the time. I have to say, this book really surpassed expectations. Set in Eyam, Derbyshire, in 1666, the story revolves around the village that decided to quarantine itself after fleas carrying bubonic plague were brought in on a bale of cloth from London. This is true - the village really did seal itself off for over a year, with 260 dying out of a population of 7 or 800 in that time. I really liked that the book was based around this historical event. A lot of the minor characters were people who really lived and died in that time which also appealed to my little inner history geek! And of course, the theme of self-isolation speaks to us all during these Covid times.

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