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Inspiration from the Last Outbreak of Plague in England

“It was the Fall of 1665 in the village of Eyam in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. People had heard about the terrible outbreak of plague that year in London but there were no signs of outbreak in the north. Change when it came was swift and devastating. The cause was the arrival of a bolt of cloth from London…by the end of the year 42 villagers had perished. The cloth had brought with it rat fleas carrying bubonic plague.” – John Blankley Continue Reading →

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