Eyam Plague Village by David Paul £20 donation who would have believed they

who would have believed they were ever capable of spreading the dastardly Black Death

it features a 17th century plague doctor - a ‘key worker’ from the past - wearing a beak-shaped mask and carries the quirky quote:

letters and manuscripts - to tell the story of its rapid spread from Italy all the way to England

others sought solace in self-flagellation or in the violent excesses of a terrible wave of anti-Semitism

Triple milled for a longer lasting bar

Eyam Plague Village by David Paul £20 donation who would have believed theyIn September 1665, plague was inadvertently transported form London to Eyam in Derbyshire in a consignment of cloth. This small country village subsequently became famous for its decision to instate a cordon sanitaire, isolating itself to prevent the disease spreading. Much of Eyams population perished during that torrid period. Eyam: Plague Village follows the local rector, the Revd William Mompesson, as he tries to support his parishioners and