Chapter 2.5 - Pulling It All Together In Early Modern Britain Flashcards
Tell me about the plague in London in 1665
In 1604, 30% of population of York died in an outbreak of plague
In 1665 around 100,000 people died of plague in London - nearly 25% of population
Most doctors and rich people flee
What did people think caused the plague
People didn’t really know - people did notice there was more plague victims in poorer and dirtier parts of London - so beginning to make links between dirt and disease
How did people try to prevent the spread of the plague
The King of England and mayor of London came up with these measure
All public entertainment stopped
Pigs and other animals are not to be kept in city
All dogs and cats to be caught and killed
Rubbish must be cleared from streets
Fires are to be lit in streets to drive away bad air
Houses containing plague victims are to be sealed up for 40 days and door painted with a Red Cross
No strangers are to be let into city without a certificate of health
Bodies are to be buried after dark and not in churches or churchyards
Public prayers are to be said on Wednesdays and Fridays
Weekly fasts must be held
Tell me about the plague doctors protective outfit designed by Charles de lorme in Italy 1619
Had..
A nose cone full of sweet smelling herbs
Amulet to ward off evil spirits hidden under sleeve of coat
Very thick waxed gown
Stout hat with wide brim
Stick
Mask
List some changes in the early modern period
Church was much less influential than medieval times
Training and education for surgeons improved greatly and new charitable hospitals appeared replacing monasteries dissolved by Henry vIII
What are capillaries
Very fine flood vessels for taking blood around the body
What’s empiricism
Belief and knowledge that comes from observation and experimental science
What’s an endemic
A disease found regularly in the part of the country or world
What’s an epidemic
A sudden, widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
What’s immunity
Not at risk from catching that particular disease or infection
What’s a ligature
A cord used to tie something very tightly, in this case in order to stop bleeding
What’s a vaccinations
An injection of a mild form of disease to stop you getting a more dangerous version of disease
When was Middle Ages
476 AD to 1453 AD
When was early modern Britain
early 15th century to early 17th century
Start 1485
What’s laisaez-Faire
A belief that some things were not the job of the government and should be left alone or to induviduals to do for themselves
