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Charles Creighton's groundbreaking work, 'A History of Epidemics in Britain (Vol. 1&2)', serves as a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the various epidemics that have plagued Britain throughout history. This two-volume set delves into the social, political, and medical implications of these epidemics, providing a vivid picture of the impact they had on the population. Creighton's writing style is both scholarly and engaging, making this book accessible to a wide audience interested in the history of medicine and public health. By placing each epidemic within its historical context, Creighton offers valuable insights into the evolution of public health practices in Britain. His thorough research and detailed analysis make this book an invaluable resource for scholars and students alike. Charles Creighton's expertise in the field of medical history, combined with his passion for uncovering the untold stories of epidemics, shines through in 'A History of Epidemics in Britain'. This book is highly recommended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the impact of infectious diseases on society.
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A History of Epidemics in Britain in two volumes is the most significant work of Charles Creighton, British physician and medical author. The work is divided in two parts. First volume covers the history of epidemics from 664 A.D., the year of the first pestilence in Britain which was chosen as a starting-point, to the extinction of plague in 1665-66, which marks the end of a long era of epidemic sickness, including leprosy, poxes, various plagues, fevers and influenzas. The disappearance of plague marks the beginning of new era and of the second volume, which covers the period from 1666 to the end of 19th century. Dealing also with social and economic history, the author presents the broad image of the state of civilization which saw the emergence of typhus, cholera and many other kinds of fevers, influenzas and epidemics. The book is recognized as an important contribution to the study of medical history.
Using over 300 new maps, charts, photographs and associated text, this full-colour Atlas views a century of change in Britain's epidemic landscape. It maps and interprets the retreat of some infectious diseases, the emergence of new infections and the re-emergence of certain historical plagues.
This monograph represents an expansion and deepening of previous works by Ole J. Benedictow - the author of highly esteemed monographs and articles on the history of plague epidemics and historical demography. In the form of a collection of articles, the author presents an in-depth monographic study on the history of plague epidemics in Scandinavian countries and on controversies of the microbiological and epidemiological fundamentals of plague epidemics.
Volume IV of the Agrarian History (1967) examines farming in Tudor and early Stuart England and Wales.
In recent decades, alternatives to the established bubonic-plague theory have been presented as to the microbiologcal identity and mechanism(s) of spread of historical plague epidemics. In this monograph, the six important alternative theories are intensively discussed in the light of the historical sources, the central primary studies and standard works on bubonic plague and the alternative microbiological agents, insofar as they are testable. These seven theories are incompatible and at least six of them must be untenable. In the author’s opinion, the arguments against the bubonic-plague theory and for all alternative theories are untenable. This monograph therefore also has been written also as a standard work on bubonic plague, giving a broad and in-depth presentation of the medical, epidemiological and historical evidence and the methodological tenets for identification of historical diseases by comparison with modern medical knowledge.