Responses to Black Death Flashcards
How long could plague victims be isolated for?
Up to 6 weeeks
When plague victims were isolated what was hung up as a sign to show the house was infected?
Straw
Where was a place that people were sent if they had the plague other than their own home?
In pest houses outside the city walls.
What were the plague orders of 1578?
Record the spread , Finical help for the sick , Burning of victim’s clothing and bedding.
What was said to ask for God’s forgiveness?
Special prayers.
Who used harsh punishments to enforce the policy?
City and town watchmen.
There was harsh punishments if a victim left isolation. A plague victim who left their house could be what?
They could be hanged if they mingled.
What did the local authorities do in Yarmouth?
They banned pigs, dogs, and cats from infected streets.
The village of Eyam quarantines itself in 1665 to stop the disease spreading into nearby Sheffield. Sheffield was saved but what percent of Eyam died?
75%
What did strangers have to have to get into Cambridge (the town) ?
A certificate of health
Many towns produced detailed weekly records of plague deaths what was it called?
Bills of Morlity
What did the king do during this time?
He fled to the countryside in fear.
What did some people believe that plague was caused by? (Astronomy)
Miss alignment of planets
What would people use to balance out the 4 humours?
Dried pigeons, chickens, leeches and toads
Some people took part in flagellants, what is a flagellant?
Whipping yourself to avoid plague
How much of Britain’s population was estimated to have died from the plague?
Between half and a third
Name some symptoms of the plague
Excessive vomiting, high temperatures, cramps, and buboes
What were the free forms of the plague?
Bubonic, Septicaemic and Pneumonic
What do people drink to try and get rid of the plague symptoms?
Urine, Vinegar and Mercury
The bubonic plague arrived in Devon in 1348 and spread along what?
Trade roots and other settlements
Edward the third ordered something to be removed from London because he believes in miasma what was removed?
Filth
Who were wrongly blamed for the outbreaks?
Migrants
What main two jobs were appointed for the plague?
Watchmen and searchers
What did Cambridge introduce?
Certificate of health and settlement to prevent strangers from spreading the plague
