Medicine stands still - The Black Death in Britain Flashcards
when did the black death first strike?
in the 14th century
Where was the black death located?
Europe
What was the bubonic plague causes by?
Spread by bites of fleas and rats carried on ships
What did the bubonic plague cause and what were the symptoms of it?
caused and symptoms of headaches high temerature and pus swellings on the skin
What was the pnueumonic plague caused by?
The pneumonic plague was airbone meaning it was caused by coughs and sneezes?
What did the pneumonic plague do to someone?
It attacked the lungs making it painful to breathe and causing victims to cough blood
When did the plague disease first arrive in britain?
in 1348
How much of the population do historians believe died during the plague?
A third
What did they not know about the black death at the time?
What caused it
What did people believe the cause for the black death was?
They believed it was a judgement from god
they belived its because of sins
How did they try and prevent the black death from spreading
By praying and fasting
What did others believe was the cause for the black death?
Imbalance of the 4 humurs
How did they treat the imbalance of the 4 humors?
Through bloodletting and purging
What did people who believed the disease to be caused by miasma carry?
herbs or lit fires to purify the air
What did some people also carry?
Charms or magic potions containing arsenic
What did local governments try do at the time?
Try to stop the spread of disease
What did some people in the winchester believe caused disease?
Being too close to a body of a dead victim
What did the townspeople do when the cemeterys became too full?
They insisted on building new cemeteries away from the houses instead of extending the previous ones
What was one method done by the town of gloucester when the plauge was near?
They shut themself off from the outside world
What did the “shutting off from the outside world” sugest they thought?
That human contact spread the plague
Was the attempt of “shutting off from the outside world” successful?
NO
When did the disease reach london?
nov 1348
When did king edward III close down parliment?
jan 1349
What did the black death do to britain?
Caused a lot of social change and lost a lot of workers
What did fewer workers after the black death mean?
That the workers demanded higher wages
and the cost of land decreasing
What law was passed in 1349 to stop peasants buying land?
The ordinance of labourers
What did some people think the black death helped cause?
The peasant revolt in 1381 and eventually the collapse of the fuedal system
what was the feudal system?
The feudal system was a social structure where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.
when did the plague start and end?
began in 1347 and ended around 1351
