Medieval demography

the Black Death plaguing Europe it finally come to a close. However, how it came to a close is not known. After the plague, sanitation and safe health practices became more important which could be a reason it ended. Minor versions of the Black Death did reoccur, but the death toll was much lower comparatively. The plague still affects us today, even though we don’t often realize it. People in London have been digging and found mass burial sites with skeletons and pottery inside. They found 25 skeletons total-which researchers tested to prove that they indeed died of the plague. The forensic results tested positive of Yersinia pestis. This excited osteologist Don Walker. He said, “The skeletons provide a rare opportunity to study the medieval population of London...We can start to ask questions like: where did they come from and what were their lives like?” (Morgan). Someday scientists may prove that it was the ‘grandmother of all plagues.’ The Black Death helped improve medical advancements and how hospitals were run. Before the plague hospitals were just places sick people would stay received attention before they died; more like a hospice today. After the plague hospitals were made for people to come and receive treatments. As time progressed, people realized that the spread of the plague may have been from the materials and tools they were using to help cure the plague. The want for the cure pushed investigators to get a better education to help their studies. Then…

Why were Victorian cities so unhealthy? There are many reasons out there as to why so many people died in the industrializing cities such as Leeds and Manchester at this time. We from the future look back on this time as a disgusting one, and it was: Children will get sick if they come in contact with feces. Unfortunately, the Victorians didn’t know this. However, perhaps the root cause lies with these four reasons: the population explosion, back to back housing, diseases, and water and waste…

The disease spread so fast people were scared that it could possibly be air born. The symptoms were extremely deadly doctors could not control it fast enough, because you had 2-6 days to stop it before death occurred (Edmonds). The Black Death was deadly, and an epidemic of bubonic plague. The term “Black Death” is recent. During the plague, it was called “The Great Mortality” or “The Pestilence”. There was no knowledge about The Black Death which led to decrease in population, no medical…

The Dark Ages, a time of cultural and economic deterioration, were vital in establishing the new era of progression during the Middle Ages. During the Dark Ages, the plague ravaged across European settlements and wiped out more than a quarter of Europe’s population. The crusades, Christians battle for possession of Jerusalem that occurred during the Dark Ages, were unsuccessful. This left the Holy Land in the hands of the Islamic Empire, and tensions between major religions high. During the…

The plague holds a unique place in history and has a tremendous influence on the development of modern civilizations. Scholars even speculated that the Roman Empire may have fallen since soldiers returning from the battle of the Persian Gulf were carriers of the plague. For quite some time, the plague has been a symbol of disaster for people living in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Not only that but since the cause of it is unknown, outbreaks contributed to massive panics where every it appeared. …

The Middle Ages were filled with fear, death, strife, war, and famine. All who lived during the years 1300-1453 faced plague, war, and schism. However, not all of this time was bad. Education was more accessible for people. A strong feeling of nationalism struck the people of war-torn countries. Most importantly, the turmoil of the Dark Ages led to one of the greatest periods of discovery and creativity known to man: the Renaissance. The three events that characterized the Dark Ages—The Black…

The Black Death was one of the biggest diseases that had spread all throughout Medieval Europe. There was no cure for this disease so it got worse and worse. I will be telling you what all the Black Death also called the Black Plaque had done to this country and the types of medicine they had. This all happened during the 1350s all across Europe. In the 1300’s Europe had discovered one of the worst diseases ever in the world. This disease is called The Black Plague or The Black Death. This…

The Black Death plague was by far the most devastating pandemic in the history of humanity. The plague ravaged Europe to a death toll of 75 to 200 million people from 1346 until 1353. The Black Death even struck a few Middle Eastern countries as well. The population of Europe was decreased by 30-60%, reducing the world’s total population drastically. Repercussions of the Black plagues destruction lead to many cultural effects felt through out the world, but none as drastic as Europe. Art,…

The Black Death first came to Europe in 1347 when 12 trading ships sailed through the Black Sea and docked at port of Messina. When people from the area greeted the ships, they were surprised to find that most of the sailors were either dead or seriously sick. They couldn’t eat and they were burdened with high fever and black boils which secreted puss and even blood, leading to the famous name, “The Black Death.” The ordered the ships to leave the harbor, but the damage had already been done.…

Imagine having a terrible fever, your throat burning, not being able to get out of bed. This is what the black plague is like. Most people don’t even know they have the plague until it’s too late. Fortunately, there hasn’t been an outbreak of the plague for a while. Nevertheless, the plague is a very serious matter, is dangerous, spreads quickly, and is hard to cure. Firstly, to be able to understand the plague, a person must first know what it is. The plague is a disease that causes abdominal…