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The Black Death In Buckinghamshire
The term The Black Death is a late seventeenth century invention to describe the pneumonic plague pandemic which reached our shores in the summer of 1348, and from which most recent estimates suggest that up to sixty per cent of the country's population died.
In this talk, Julian Hunt will consider its effects. Entire settlements disappeared, changing the landscape for ever. Rising wages, driven by the consequent shortage of labour, were resisted by landowners, the ensuing resentment u
In this talk, Julian Hunt will consider its effects. Entire settlements disappeared, changing the landscape for ever. Rising wages, driven by the consequent shortage of labour, were resisted by landowners, the ensuing resentment u
2pm. Buckinghamshire Family History Society welcomes non-members to its meetings; entry is £4.
Turnfurlong Junior School, Turnfurlong Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 7PL
Sat 17 Nov 2018
Website:
www.bucksfhs.org.uk/
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