Eyam Plague 1666
Learn about the story of Eyam, the Derbyshire village that contained the plague in 1666 with its own self imposed quarantine.
Learn all about 17th century beliefs about medicine, and how the Eyam case study is still relevant to modern experiences of disease.
What to Expect
A Parcel of Cloth
Hear the story of how a tailor brought a parcel of cloth from London to Eyam in 1665, which unbeknownst to him contained plague-bearing fleas.
Quarantine
Eyam's villagers took the brave decision to quarantine themselves inside the village to save their neighbouring communities. Learn how food and materials were left at the boundaries to keep these brave villagers supplied
Remedy
Lots of folk cures developed as supposed remedies for the plague. Learn what 17th century doctors used to try to cure people of this savage disease.
Aftermath
Where did the plague go? Is the feared 'Black Death' still around today? What can modern medicine teach us about the Bubonic Plague
Curriculum Topics
Significant historical events, people and places
A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Medicine through time