Back to Jewish History Sourcebook | Back to Medieval Sourcebook | Halsall History Web Sites Page | Jewish History Sourcebook: The Black Death and the Jews 1348-1349 CE In 1348 there appeared in Europe a devastating plague which is reported to have killed off ultimately twenty-five million people. By the fall of that year the rumor was current that these deaths were due to an international ...

Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Boccaccio: The Decameron - Introduction The onset of the Black Death, was described by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). I say, then, that the years of the beatific incarnation of the Son of God had reached the tale of one thousand three hundred and forty eight, when in the illustrious city of ...

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A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages, biographies, and works never before published on the web. Also includes several hundred links to additional resources.

For Teachers -- Monthly Email Update Sign up to receive free monthly messages highlighting the news, events, and programming of Annenberg/CPB, plus ideas for using our resources in the classroom. Renaissance, French for rebirth, perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. During the era known by this name, ...

R. Allen Shoaf, Editor Judith P. Shoaf, Managing Editor Mario A. Di Cesare, Publisher Online Subject Catalog of Academic Resources Our ISSN Submitting your essay Policy Statement Subscribe Editors & Advisors CELJ Awards Readers' Guidelines Indices & Abstracts Pegasus Press E-mail us Volumes 1-11 Volume 12.1 Volume 12.2 Volumes 13.1 & 13.2 Recommended Links NB (1) All correspondence addressed to ...

Renaissance Magazine features articles on costuming, history, castles, heraldry. culinary and herbal arts, and in-depth interviews with the movers and shakers ...

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt Table of Contents Part One: The State as a Work of Art Introduction Despots of the Fourteenth Century Despots of the Fifteenth Century The Smaller Despotisms The Greater Dynasties The Opponents of the Despots The Republics: Venice and Florence Foreign Policy War as a Work of Art The Papacy Patriotism Part Two: The Development of ...

Published under the auspices of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Comitatus is devoted to publishing articles by new scholars, either working toward doctoral degrees or having completed such work within the previous three years. It also maintains a tradition of gathering work from across disciplines, with a special interest in articles that have an interdisciplinary scope.

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Bibliographies: (also included in the FAQ) I have written a paper on Medieval & Renaissance Marriage which is available in HTML format or as a Word 7.0 document Articles Books Food and feasts A second bibliography on Food and feasts. Compiled and annotated by Jaelle of Armida, mundanely known as Judy Gerjuoy. Historical Figures compiled by Beth Barter and Kate Carmichael. You might also want to ...

The social effects of the Black Death on England during the outbreak of 1348-1350.

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RENAISSANCE forum An Electronic Journal of Early-Modern Literary and Historical Studies ISSN 1362-1149 - Volume One, Number One - March 1996 Contents Articles Glenn Burgess, 'Renaissance Texts and Renaissance Republicanism: An Editorial and Review Article.' (c. 56kb) Janet Clare, 'Transgressing Boundaries: Women's Writing in the Renaissance and Reformation.' (c. 92kb). Martin Coyle, 'Attacking ...

Table Of Contents The Oriental Rat Flea Transmission The Black Death Path of the Plague Efforts to stop the Plague Quotes on the Black Death Changes in the Economy The Church Effect on Europe Effect on Music and Art Back to Insecta Inspecta World The Black Death 1347 - 1350 Culprit: Oriental Rat Flea Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Family: Pulicidae Order: Siphonaptera Genus: ...

A European Renaissance portal and super site of research on all areas of culture and life in France, England and the rest of Europe during the Renaissance. One of the best resources for Reenactors on the Web.

The Black Plague A Hands-on Epidemic Simulation Cory M. Wisnia Mendocino USD/CSIN cwisnia@mcn.org Mendocino Middle School POB 421 Mendocino CA 95460 707-937-0564 A Pilgrimage during the time of the Black Plague Imagine that YOU are traveling to a variety of towns and villages on a pilgramage or a trading voyage. It is the time of the Pestis Puerorum a form of the Black Plague which is ...

The Spanish Influenza wiped out more than 25 million peole in just one year - an epidemic that started right here in the United States.

The Black Plague (1348-1350) General Information Primary Sources General Information: HWC, The Black Death : The BEST source on the Plague (23 pages) by Dr. E. L. Skip Knox of Boise State University. If you need to know about it, Dr. Knox wrote about it. A Look at History - The Plague : A doctor explores the causes, treatment, and control of pestilential outbreak. Describes both the bubonic and ...

TED Case Studies The Role of Trade in Transmitting the Black Death A. IDENTIFICATION B. LEGAL CLUSTERS C. GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS D. TRADE CLUSTERS E. ENVIRONMENT CLUSTERS F. RELEVANT WEB SITES CASE NUMBER: 414 CASE MNEMONIC: BUBONIC CASE NAME: The Black Death A. IDENTIFICATION 1. The Issue Between 1339 and 1351 AD, a pandemic of plague traveled from China to Europe, known in Western history as The ...

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The Renaissance | Home Page | About Me! | Favourite Sites | What's New | The Renaissance | Furleys BMW | Drumbaragh Foroige | View Guest Book | Sign Guest Book | Mailing List New Renaissnace Mailing List Joe Leavy - Saturday, 20, 1999 Hello, This is just a small bit of information about the Renaissance that I thought may be helpful to some people who are going to sit a History Exam and are ...