The story of the black death is the story of a perfect storm. A compelling and harrowing history of the black death epidemic that swept through europe in the mid14th century killing 25 million people. In this fresh approach to the history of the black death, worldrenowned scholar john hatcher recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth century rural english village. A personal history by hatcher, john online on amazon. A personal history, hatcher, john, acceptable book 6 the black death. The black death john aberth oxford university press. Black death history pandemic disease in the medieval world. The volume also includes illustrations, a chronology of the black death, and questions to consider. All of said accoutrement, which endures even today from the cackling skulls of halloween to the pirates flag, serve to if not. The intimate story of a village in crisis 4550 paperback. Jul 16, 2009 john hatcher, cambridge university history professor and 2009 stanford humanities center fellow, shares the challenges of writing and researching his book the black death. John kelly combines the skills of a medical writer with those of a. The book also breaks down the information by country and region, offering a complex view into the differing medical. This book is a brilliant mixture of fact and fiction, which the author hatcher explains in his very frank preface, making it an awardwinning history of the black death in europe.
From psalm 91, the comfort of master john, as quoted in the black death with the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death, the plague caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, which came out of central asia and peaked in europe in 4850, wiping out 3060% of the population. An intimate history of the black death, the most devastating plague of all time john kelly, author. In this fresh approach to the history of the black death, john hatcher, a world renowned scholar of the middle ages, recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth. A personal history, hatcher, john, acceptable book. He has taught the subject of the black death for 20 years and is the author of eight academic books and has published more than 20 articles on medieval history. An intimate history by orion in the uk before finally being republished as the black death by phoenix in 2009. The black death, john hatchers remarkable history of the plague by simon winchester june 25, 2008 this totally absorbing book presents the best account ever written about the worst event to have ever befallen the british isles. The black death, john hatchers remarkable history of the. Vol 1 social and economic history of england, and more on. It overturned social structures and set about major changes in power dynamics among those in the western world. John hatcher has books on goodreads with 3326 ratings. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death 45 50 ad, hatcher vividly places the reader directly into those tumultuous years and describes.
John hatcher recreates everyday medieval life in a parish in suffolk, from which an exceptional number of documents. A new history of the great mortality in europe, 471500, leading scholar john aberth provides the most authoritative, uptodate treatment of the black death, giving not just a narrative account but also a thorough examination of the latest forensic, historical, and dna evidence to date. The black death, by john hatcher the independent the. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death 4550 ad, hatcher vividly places the reader directly into those tumultuous years and describes in fascinating detail the daytoday existence of people struggling with the tragic effects of the plague. The bodies were sparsely covered that the dogs dragged them forth and devoured them. Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, but. A personal history is a book written by author and scholar john hatcher. Aug 14, 2008 john hatcher is aware of the gap between the dull documents and the appetite for an account of what it was like to live through the black death, and therefore has broken from conventional academic writing. In this fresh approach to the history of the black death, john hatcher. The black death, john hatchers remarkable history of. A personal history by john hatcher english paperback book fre at the best online prices at. The plague arrived in europe in october 47, when 12 ships from the black sea. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived, and died during the black death 4550, hatcher vividly places the reader into the tumultuous.
A personal history 9780306817922 by hatcher, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The plague created religious, social, and economic upheavals, with profound effects on the course of european history. The cause of this sudden eruption of the plague is not exactly known. In the hands of john hatcher, an english medievalist of sober and steady reputation who has for decades been squirreled away in one of the smaller, older, and least obtrusive of cambridge colleges, the extraordinary tragedy of the great plague. A personal history that many lost faith in their religion andabandoned themselves to fate, where fatality is as unpredictable as where an arrow will land. With the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death, the plague caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, which came out of central asia and peaked in europe in 4850, wiping out 3060. Jun 05, 2008 the black death remains the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killing about half the population of the planet in the 14th century. The black death is historys bestknown pandemic, but until now its full history has not been written.
This source book traces, through contemporary writings, the calamitous impact of the black death in europe, with a particular emphasis on its spread across england from 48 to 49. Dec 30, 2010 john hatcher is professor of economic and social history and chairman of the history faculty at cambridge university. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the black death. An intimate history of the black death, the most devastating plague of all time by. The intimate story of a village in crisis 4550 by hatcher, john isbn. With the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death, the plague caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, which came out of central asia and peaked in europe in 4850, wiping out 3060% of the population. Aug 17, 2015 guzzling 9,000 years of history with the comic book story of beer. The modern foundations of body and soul that the black death of the midfourteenth century and subsequent outbreakshad, of course, cast a long, dark shadow, and their aftermath was the culture of the dance of death, the wormcorrupted cadaver, the skull and crossbones and the charnel house. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. This book uses a bit of fiction, mixing it with hatchers vast knowledge to illuminate that. The origins of the black death can be traced back to the gobi desert of mongolia in the 20s. Guzzling 9,000 years of history with the comic book story of.
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With the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death 4550 ad, hatcher vividly places the reader directly into those tumultuous years and. The story is centred round master john, the parish priest, whom hatcher has invested with an exceptional sense of vocation and a. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death 4550 ad, hatcher vividly places the reader. Download this book offers a highly detailed and thorough history of the black death of 48 and 49. More than half a millennium has passed since the black plague ravaged europe as the greatest natural disaster the world has ever seen, yet this pandemics path of panic and fear bears a striking resemblance to the current trajectory of influenza. Jun 02, 2020 the black death was the second pandemic of bubonic plague and the most devastating pandemic in world history. It was a descendant of the ancient plague that had afflicted rome, from 541 to 549 ce, during the time of emperor justinian. John hatcher is professor of economic and social history and chairman of the history faculty at the university of cambridge, and vicemaster of corpus christi college. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived and died during the black death 4550 ad, hatcher vividly places the reader directly into those tumultuous years and describes.
An intimate history, views the epidemic through the eyes of the people who lived and died in it, and. In this fresh approach to the history of the black death, world renowned scholar john hatcher recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth century rural english village. He gives an imaginative reconstruction of the epidemic in a welldocumented village, walshamlewillows in suffolk. A personal history by john hatcher more than half a millennium has passed since the black plague ravaged europe as the greatest natural disaster the world has ever seen, yet this pandemics path of panic and fear bears a striking resemblance to the current trajectory of influenza. The black death, globalization, and our world today. Jun 03, 2008 in this fresh approach to the history of the black death, worldrenowned scholar john hatcher recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth century rural english village. The black death was the beginning of the second plague pandemic. A different narrative, though not unrelated, was depicted 40 years later. A deathbringer that ushered in a new way of life the new. A massive pandemic and plague that devastated humanity. John hatcher, a distinguished economic historian, sets out to attempt something new. In the beginning of every chapter, there is an account that is historically accurate and serves as a background to the events that unfolds throughout the book. History of the black death full documentary youtube.
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He has taught the subject of the black death for twenty years and is the author of eight books on medieval history. The black death, the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killed half the population. The salt a new illustrated history explores beers journey from the cradle of agriculture, to the rise and fall of ancient. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, resulting in the deaths of 75200 million people in eurasia and north africa, peaking in europe from 47 to 51. A personal history by john hatcher 2009, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Jan 01, 2008 with the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death, the plague caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, which came out of central asia and peaked in europe in 4850, wiping out 3060. Today, a vaccine exists, and bubonic plague is easily cured with antibiotics.
It was one of the most devastating human disasters in history. Mar 04, 2005 this was europe in the 40s, the decade of the advent of the black death, and in his harrowing new book, the great mortality, john kelly gives the reader a ferocious, pictorial account of the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this fresh approach to the history of the black death, john hatcher, a worldrenowned scholar of the middle ages, recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth century rural english village. Oct 23, 2011 the result is a gripping read part historical inquiry, part novel. Medical historian roy porter writes in flesh in the age of reason. See all books authored by john hatcher, including the black death.
In this new and fresh historical approach to the history of the black death, professor john hatcher recreates everyday life in a midfourteenth century parish in rural. Jun 03, 2008 with the black death, author john hatcher has made an intelligent and clever approach at describing what it was perhaps like for the average john q citizen to experience the pandemic outbreak of the black death, the plague caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, which came out of central asia and peaked in europe in 4850, wiping out 3060. From 48 to 50 europe was devastated by an epidemic that left between a third and one half of the population dead. How the people of a typical english village lived and died in the. It was first published june 2008 by da capo press in the united states, as well as being published as the black death. The black death, aka the bubonic andor pneumonic plague, has been characterized as the greatest disaster in human history, killing 50% of the population throughout the middle east and europe. The book contains documents from many countries including muslim and byzantine sources to give students a variety of perspectives on this devastating illness and its consequences. May, 2008 this text is from a leading expert, a unique, characterdriven and compellingly written narrative of the devastation wreaked on a small english village during the fourteenth century when the black death ravaged the countryside. Drawing from the unprecedentedly thorough archival records of a single county in england, this book will not tell you much about the 14th century plague anywhere else. John hatcher books list of books by author john hatcher. The black death, or the plague, or the great mortality was a moment in the history of the western world which quickly and drastically altered demographics of the time. It was spread by fleas that lived on rats and, once they died, turned their attention to humans. The book shows the black death plague in a unique way through master john and other peoples eyes.
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