Aug 25, 2017
Jun 17, 2015
Jan 31, 2015
THE VILLAGE OF EYAM
The year was 1665 when the village of Eyam, Derbyshire was touched by the deadly Great Plague by a flea contaminated parcel of fabric from London.
Instead of fleeing the villagers decided to the ultimate self-sacrifice of staying in order to contain the pandemic and not infect other villages.
Of the 350 people who lived there, 260 had succumbed to the plague.
sources: eyamplague, beautifulengland, historylearningsite
Instead of fleeing the villagers decided to the ultimate self-sacrifice of staying in order to contain the pandemic and not infect other villages.
Of the 350 people who lived there, 260 had succumbed to the plague.
sources: eyamplague, beautifulengland, historylearningsite
Jan 16, 2015
Dec 25, 2014
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
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Based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, and put into music by the great Loreena McKennitt.