Lord Have Mercy on Us: Broadsides and London Plague Life
This article examines Lord Have Mercy broadsides, a genre of cheap weekly publications that appeared during the seventeenth-century plague outbreaks. These texts included historical data about previous epidemics, remedies, prayers, and mortality figures for parishes in London. Readers of the Lord Ha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
[2018]
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-113 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles |
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GREAT Plague, London, England, 1664-1666
B Plague B 15TH & 16th centuries B RELIGIOUS writing B Prayers B PEPYS, Samuel, 1633-1703 B England B London (England) B GRAUNT, John, 1620-1674 B 16th Century B Broadsides B History |