Project Gutenberg 2013-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 502 Creighton, Charles 1847 1927 A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) “A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)” by Charles Creighton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the occurrence and impact of epidemics in Britain from A.D. 664 to the extinction of plague in 1665-1666, delving into various significant outbreaks and their socio-economic repercussions over the centuries. At the start of this volume, Creighton establishes the framework and timeline for discussing the historical epidemics, beginning with the earliest recorded plague in 664, as noted in Beda's "Ecclesiastical History." He outlines the contextual implications of these outbreaks, particularly the connection between famine and sickness throughout medieval Britain, and how these factors intertwined with societal upheavals. He touches on the systematic approach he employed in compiling various historical sources and medical literature to create what he asserts is the first comprehensive epidemiological history focused on Great Britain and Ireland. This opening sets the stage for a detailed examination of how these epidemics shaped public health, social structures, and economic conditions over a lengthy period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42686/42686-h/images/cover.jpg en Epidemics -- Great Britain -- History RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - British 2397430 2397441 2024-09-18T04:34:42.129096 2023-09-18T12:58:47.864887 text/html text/html 2360693 2013-05-10T17:10:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 778136 2013-05-10T17:14:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 833919 2024-09-18T04:35:31.361329 application/epub+zip 866891 2024-09-18T04:34:53.312000 application/epub+zip 854404 2024-09-18T04:34:47.570047 application/epub+zip 1520820 2024-09-18T04:35:52.673189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1252039 2024-09-18T04:35:21.870968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1239911 2022-09-19T13:31:58.589488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1766804 2024-09-18T04:34:34.222147 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1779648 2013-05-10T17:10:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 672033 2013-05-10T17:14:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1766406 2013-05-10T17:11:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 669650 2013-05-10T17:14:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1766543 2013-05-10T17:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 669277 2013-05-10T17:14:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21451 2024-09-18T04:35:53.083184 application/rdf+xml 9632 2024-09-18T04:34:48.012030 image/jpeg 1926 2024-09-18T04:34:47.795041 image/jpeg 770457 2024-09-18T04:34:42.293062 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia