Great Plague - When Death Came to Cambridge in 1665

This intimate history of England's Great Plague of 1665-66 brings a dark era of contagion and death to vivid life through personal stories of loss and survival from a wide range of individuals?from common folk to historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton?in the small British community of Cambridge.

About the author

Evelyn Lord is a local historian and emeritus fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. She is the author of The Hell-Fire Clubs, The Stuart Secret Army, and The Knights Templar in Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Evelyn Lord, Lord Evelyn
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9780300270259
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27025-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Epidemiology & medical statistics, European History, Cambridgeshire, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Epidemiology and Medical statistics