Eyam – plague village graves

in 1666 Mrs Hancock had to bury her husband and 6 children by herself when the village chose to quarantine itself to prevent the plague spreading to surrounding villages. Nearly half the village was wiped out.

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED BY ANTIPODEANS

July 20th 2012
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