Book of the Week - The Black Death
John Hatcher's account of how the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history
Book of the Week - The Black Death - Episode 1
John Hatcher's account of a typical English village during the worst epidemic in history. Rumours of a terrible pestilence abound in the Suffolk village of Walsham.
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Book of the Week - The Black Death - Episode 2
John Hatcher's account of a typical English village during the worst epidemic in history. As the people realise the plague is approaching, they embark on a pilgrimage to Walsingham.
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Book of the Week - The Black Death - Episode 3
John Hatcher's account of a typical English village during the worst epidemic in history. John Chapman is among the first to be struck by the pestilence. His wife Agnes nurses him.
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Book of the Week - The Black Death - Episode 4
John Hatcher's account of a typical English village during the worst epidemic in history. By the end of April 1349, the bells of Walsham ring unceasingly for each new casualty.
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Book of the Week - The Black Death - Episode 5
John Hatcher's account of a typical English village during the worst epidemic in history. As the plague recedes, it becomes clear that life in rural England will never be the same.
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