The Black Death was a plague that hit England in1348 to 1349 killing a good percentage of its population. People grew apart and distanced themselves from their children, relatives, and friends affected by the plague to a point where there was no one to bury the dying masses. Diaries, letters, books, and publications are written in regard to the Black Death hence the aim of this paper to summarize the different sources and explorations of materials on the Black Death plague.
Himes, S. (1348). Dear Diary: The Black Death. Weebly.com . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://blackdeathreglit.weebly.com/diary-entry.html.
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Sarah Himes in her diary documents the events of the Black Death in her village. She accounts the source of the Black Death and identifies the three infections brought about by the Black Death in her village: bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic outbreak. Himes goes ahead to cite signs and symptoms of each of the infections and record the death rates of each infection. Himes identifies the signs and symptoms of the three infections associated with the Black Death. Himes records the nature of the plague and the amount of impact on the population numbers. Looking at her surrounding, Himes documents the devastating effects of neglect by friends and family to victims of the plague and goes ahead to seek God's intervention in the matter (Himes, 1348).
Crawshaw, S. J. (2014). The great plague: A people's history . Yale University Press . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://yalebooksblog.co.uk/2014/05/02/the-great-plague-a-peoples-history/.
Crawshaw reviews the history of the Black Death through Evelyn Lord’s work focused on Cambridge “The Great Plague: A People’s History.” Crawshaw explores the life reconstruction stories as outlined by the individual personal interviews by Evelyn. Crawshaw focuses on bringing out Evelyn’s point of concentration by studying the scene of the 17 th century as portrayed by Evelyn through the story of “The Black Horse of The Apocalypse and its Pale Rider.” Crawshaw uses the story to explore the signs and symptoms associated with The Black Death plague, the timeframe of the epidemic in Cambridge and the victimization as well as neglect of the patients by their relatives and the society upon contracting the disease. The review also explores the inconveniences and disruptions caused by the outbreak as well as the after math of the plague. Crawshaw looks at the reconstruction of social state following the aftermaths of the Black Death plague. Eventually, Crawshaw identifies the means by which the history of The Black Death plague was passed on to a later generation as a central aspect of Cambridge historical happenings (Crawshaw, 2016).
Ibeji, M. (2011). Black Death. The BBC . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml.
In this article on The BBC archives, Ibeji trails the Black Death plague deadly path. Going through the history of the plague, its arrival to England, how it spread through England and its arrival and the death toll in London. In the article, ibeji follows the spread of the Black Death outbreak through Durham and Scotland, Wales and Ireland addressing the challenges in finding documentations on the spread in particular cities and the nature and impacts of the plague in each city. Ibeji shows the accelerators of the range and the reasons for the different death rates in each of the states his analysis. Ibeji as well recounts the recurrences of the Black Death plague after 1350 and the magnitude of the recurrences. The author Ibeji then summarizes the spread of the plague around British (Ibeji, 2011).
Aberth, J. (2011). Plagues in world history . Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
In his book “plagues in the World History," Aberth focuses on explaining disease and plagues meanings and characteristics. Aberth explores various types on plagues describing their signs and symptoms and roughly stating the differences of different plagues as well as their causes. The book looks at plagues at a closer level analyzing their prevalence and modes of transmission and identifies the three historically acknowledge plagues with The Black Death as one. Aberth uses scholar articles to explain the origin of the Black Death plague and its spread through the states and its impact on the populations of affected countries. Aberth compares and contrasts the nature and consequences of the major plagues, their effects on the masses and modes of approach by the people to the plague. Aberth also identifies the primary debates around the Black Death plagues and attempts to clarify on topics found most controversial (Aberth, 2011).
Borenstein, S. (2011). Deadly Black Death bug hasn’t changed, but we have. NBCNEWS.com . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44877925/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/deadly-black-death-bug-hasnt-changed-we-have/#.WZntwT4jFdg.
Borenstein, in an article on Science on NBC news based on Washington scientists’ studies on the DNA of the Black Death plague, explores the changes that have rendered the disease extinct. Borenstein expounds on details on the state of the Black Death plague causing bacteria and the change of human bodies and society that have had an impact on the plague non-recurrence. Borenstein analysis the changes in the genetic buildup of the Black Death causing Bacteria of 1348 during the outbreak to the modern day buildup of the same bacteria. The article further describes the effects and impact of the Black Death plague in its outbreak to the human population. In His exploration of the studies, Borenstein explains the mechanism behind survivor and the evolution of works and body from the devastation of the Black Death plague that has led to developments in medicine and human immunity to fight the bacteria (Borenstein, 2011).
In conclusion, the work above shows the summaries to five highly regarded and different sources on the Black Death plague as a major part of the history of Western Civilization. The reviews show the different aspects provided by various writers of the plague as it spread through countries. The sources focus on the origin of the plague, the signs and symptoms of the plague as well as the effects of the plague on social structures of the affected areas.
References
Aberth, J. (2011). Plagues in world history . Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Borenstein, S. (2011). Deadly Black Death bug hasn’t changed, but we have. NBCNEWS.com . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44877925/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/deadly-black-death-bug-hasnt-changed-we-have/#.WZntwT4jFdg.
Crawshaw, S. J. (2014). The great plague: A people's history . Yale University Press . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://yalebooksblog.co.uk/2014/05/02/the-great-plague-a-peoples-history/.
Himes, S. (1348). Dear diary: The Black Death. Weebly.com . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://blackdeathreglit.weebly.com/diary-entry.html.
Ibeji, M. (2011). Black Death. The BBC . Retrieved on 20 August 2017 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml.
