 | | 14/02/2016 18:13
Sur le blog The Secondhand Years
Half Term History
Half term has been restful and relaxing, which was just what we all needed. And waking up naturally without the warning shriek of an alarm was the biggest treat of all. We went to Eyam on Thursday, a lovely little village in Derbyshire (pronounced Eem , by the way) made famous by the villagers' actions in 1665. The bubonic plague arrived, carried by fleas in a bolt of cloth sent from London. The villagers, led by the Reverend William Mompesson, agreed to a self-imposed quarantine to prevent the spread of the disease to other areas, and in the ensuing year, over 260 people died. ( Tania visited the village last year and wrote this post ...
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