Plague Searchers Flee Quick Go Far

Author : Rob Wills
Publisher : Arden
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1922669962

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Plague Searchers: Flee Quick, Go Far by Rob Wills Pdf

The first months of London's Great Plague of 1665 give no hope of any improvement, only an ominous warning of worse to come. Those who can are fleeing the city. Those who can't - the poor, the old, and a dedicated few - must stay to face the growing danger. The ancient women of the parish of St Cyneswide and St Tibba, the Searchers, Viewers and Keepers, who have weathered the disappearance of one of their own, face further calls on their courage and resilience. The plot against the King simmers, supported by folk of fire and faith, dismissed by others as the work of fanatics. There are those who will stop at nothing and threaten the whole city. But ... the parish still finds solace in singing; small children play their joyous, sometimes fractious, street games; and young people find each other. Volume 2 of Plague Searchers - Flee quick, go far - continues this gripping tale with its friendships and feuds, songs and psalms, plots and betrayals.

Author : Rob Wills
Publisher : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922952776

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Plague Searchers Vol. II by Rob Wills Pdf

The first months of London’s Great Plague of 1665 give no hope of any improvement, only an ominous warning of worse to come. Those who can are fleeing the city. Those who can’t – the poor, the old, and a dedicated few – must stay to face the growing danger. The ancient women of the parish of St Cyneswide and St Tibba, the Searchers, Viewers and Keepers, who have weathered the disappearance of one of their own, face further calls on their courage and resilience. The plot against the King simmers, supported by folk of fire and faith, dismissed by others as the work of fanatics. There are those who will stop at nothing and threaten the whole city. But … the parish still finds solace in singing; small children play their joyous, sometimes fractious, street games; and young people find each other. Volume 2 of Plague Searchers – Flee quick, go far – continues this gripping tale with its friendships and feuds, songs and psalms, plots and betrayals. ‘The product of capacious knowledge, a sharp, affectionate eye and a well-tuned ear, this book is a reel through the stinks and miasmas of plague-stricken London in the company of reflective, funny, fatalistic souls from another time entirely, who are also – mysteriously, deliriously – us. This is a classic.’ – Janita Cunnington, author of The River House and Child of Mine ‘The Searchers walk the streets with their red wands, seeking out sufferers of the plague. Rob Wills brings these forgotten women of history to dramatic life in his vast sweep of a novel, full of character and intrigue. If you like Hilary Mantel, you’ll love this.’ – Bronwen Levy, writer and critic To find out more about “Plague Searchers” – the people, the politics, the songs, the sources – you’ll find a wealth of information on the website: Plaguesearchers.com

Author : Matthew Green
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405919135

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London by Matthew Green Pdf

Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past. Let time traveller Dr Matthew Green be your guide to six extraordinary periods in London's history - the ages of Shakespeare, medieval city life, plague, coffee houses, the reign of Victoria and the Blitz. We'll turn back the clock to the time of Shakespeare and visit a savage bull and bear baiting arena on the Bankside. In medieval London, we'll circle the walls as the city lies barricaded under curfew, while spinning further forward in time we'll inhale the 'holy herb' in an early tobacco house, before peering into an open plague pit. In the 18th century, we'll navigate the streets in style with a ride on a sedan chair, and when we land in Victorian London, we'll take a tour of freak-show booths and meet the Elephant Man. You'll meet pornographers and traitors, actors and apothecaries, the mad, bad and dangerous to know, all desperate to show you the thrilling and vibrant history of the world's liveliest city.

Author : Kathryn Harkup
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781472958242

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Death By Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup Pdf

William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions – shock, sadness, fear – that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the knowledge to back them up? In the Bard's day death was a part of everyday life. Plague, pestilence and public executions were a common occurrence, and the chances of seeing a dead or dying body on the way home from the theatre were high. It was also a time of important scientific progress. Shakespeare kept pace with anatomical and medical advances, and he included the latest scientific discoveries in his work, from blood circulation to treatments for syphilis. He certainly didn't shy away from portraying the reality of death on stage, from the brutal to the mundane, and the spectacular to the silly. Elizabethan London provides the backdrop for Death by Shakespeare, as Kathryn Harkup turns her discerning scientific eye to the Bard and the varied and creative ways his characters die. Was death by snakebite as serene as Shakespeare makes out? Could lack of sleep have killed Lady Macbeth? Can you really murder someone by pouring poison in their ear? Kathryn investigates what actual events may have inspired Shakespeare, what the accepted scientific knowledge of the time was, and how Elizabethan audiences would have responded to these death scenes. Death by Shakespeare will tell you all this and more in a rollercoaster of Elizabethan carnage, poison, swordplay and bloodshed, with an occasional death by bear-mauling for good measure.

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1722
Category : Fires
ISBN : UOM:39015008802483

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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe Pdf

Author : Beth Skwarecki
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781440596285

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Outbreak! by Beth Skwarecki Pdf

From ancient scourges to modern-day pandemics! Throughout history--even recent history--highly contagious, deadly, and truly horrible epidemics have swept through cities, countrysides, and even entire countries. Outbreak! catalogs fifty of those incidents in gruesome detail, including: The Sweating Sickness that killed 15,000, including Henry VIII's older brother Syphilis, the "French Disease," which spread throughout Europe in the late fifteenth century The romantic disease: tuberculosis, featured in La Boheme, La Traviata, and Les Miserables The worldwide outbreak of influenza in 1918, which killed 3 percent of the population The mysterious appearance of HIV in the 1980s The devastating spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014 From ancient outbreaks of smallpox and plague to modern epidemics such as SARS and Ebola, the stories capture the mystery and devastation brought on by these diseases. It's a sickeningly fun read that confirms the true definition of going viral.

Author : Fireside pictorial annual
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555026301

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The Fireside annual [afterw.] pictorial annual [formerly Our own fireside] conducted by C. Bullock by Fireside pictorial annual Pdf

Author : John Frederick Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OXFORD:N11650884

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John Cassell's Illustrated History of England by John Frederick Smith Pdf

Author : Richard Mwebesa
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781796089240

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Out of the Crowd by Richard Mwebesa Pdf

Ever thought about why some people have everything going for them while others have absolutely nothing to show for their honest and decent hard work? This book is a simply-written and easy to read collection of valuable guidelines that reveal the secrets that define outstanding people. In it are seven practical elements that are constants for those people who are outstanding, with real-life context based on the author’s experience. Find out why some lead and others follow, why some display perpetual greatness where others identify with mediocrity. This book is the ultimate guide to mastering how to be outstanding. Contained in its pages are: • 3 keys to unlock your authentic identity • 5 character traits that define those who are outstanding • 7 winning behaviors • 6 initiative catalysts • 11 pillars to enable you stay relevant • 2 imagination barriers and 3 tactics to un-cage your imagination • 13 perseverance achievement hacks This book will open you up to possibilities to enable you work towards developing your authentic identity and unique personal brand. Explore why some people stand out and soar out of the crowd to become specialist generalists, while others remain mysterious anomalies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1278 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NLI:2950728-20

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Cassell's Illustrated History of England by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ishmael Beah
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143190363

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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Pdf

At the age of twelve, Ishmael Beah fled attacking rebels in Sierra Leone and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. At sixteen, he was removed from fighting by UNICEF, and through the help of the staff at his rehabilitation center, he learned how to forgive himself, to regain his humanity, and, finally, to heal. This is an extraordinary and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

Author : Cassell, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600052130

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John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt by Cassell, ltd Pdf

Author : A. Lloyd Moote,Dorothy C. Moote
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780801892301

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The Great Plague by A. Lloyd Moote,Dorothy C. Moote Pdf

An intimate portrait of the Great Plague of London. In the winter of 1664-65, a bitter cold descended on London in the days before Christmas. Above the city, an unusually bright comet traced an arc in the sky, exciting much comment and portending "horrible windes and tempests." And in the remote, squalid precinct of St. Giles-in-the-Fields outside the city wall, Goodwoman Phillips was pronounced dead of the plague. Her house was locked up and the phrase "Lord Have Mercy On Us" was painted on the door in red. By the following Christmas, the pathogen that had felled Goodwoman Phillips would go on to kill nearly 100,000 people living in and around London—almost a third of those who did not flee. This epidemic had a devastating effect on the city's economy and social fabric, as well as on those who lived through it. Yet somehow the city continued to function and the activities of daily life went on. In The Great Plague, historian A. Lloyd Moote and microbiologist Dorothy C. Moote provide an engrossing and deeply informed account of this cataclysmic plague year. At once sweeping and intimate, their narrative takes readers from the palaces of the city's wealthiest citizens to the slums that housed the vast majority of London's inhabitants to the surrounding countryside with those who fled. The Mootes reveal that, even at the height of the plague, the city did not descend into chaos. Doctors, apothecaries, surgeons, and clergy remained in the city to care for the sick; parish and city officials confronted the crisis with all the legal tools at their disposal; and commerce continued even as businesses shut down. To portray life and death in and around London, the authors focus on the experiences of nine individuals—among them an apothecary serving a poor suburb, the rector of the city's wealthiest parish, a successful silk merchant who was also a city alderman, a country gentleman, and famous diarist Samuel Pepys. Through letters and diaries, the Mootes offer fresh interpretations of key issues in the history of the Great Plague: how different communities understood and experienced the disease; how medical, religious, and government bodies reacted; how well the social order held together; the economic and moral dilemmas people faced when debating whether to flee the city; and the nature of the material, social, and spiritual resources sustaining those who remained. Underscoring the human dimensions of the epidemic, Lloyd and Dorothy Moote dramatically recast the history of the Great Plague and offer a masterful portrait of a city and its inhabitants besieged by—and defiantly resisting—unimaginable horror.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z259085708

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“The” Athenaeum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10711610

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The London and Paris Observer by Anonim Pdf