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Medicine Through Time By Period: Fight against Infectious Disease Public Health in the Industrial Revolution By Theme / Factor: |
The Great Plague of 1665 Look closely at the broadsheet newspaper: What does it tell us about peoples beliefs at the time?
Look at the headline, it suggests fear. What does the illustration on the front page of the newspaper show us? Is it people fleeing the city? The pages border is illustrated with skulls, skeletons and shovels. Think about the reasons for this. (Double check the original illustration to make sure) To both sides of the page are columns. What might you expect to find in these columns? In your answer you should address the following: What evidence of superstition is there in this source? What evidence of he use of scientific data is there in this source? |
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Recommended Resources
Medicinethroughtime.co.uk - new site. Including Blog and use of twitter for free text / IM revision tips.
SchoolsHistory.org.uk highly recommends these sites:
Schoolhistory.co.uk - fantastic
range of interactive games, revision materials and links.
ActiveHistory.co.uk - outstanding
use of ICT to engage pupils.
Thinkinghistory.co.uk - a brilliant
range of learning activities from Ian Dawson
JohnDClare.net - simply the best for
Modern World GCSE students
History.org.uk - resources and CPD materials from the Historical Association.
Historyboxes.com - make your lessons
'real' with artefacts and living history provided by experts
Schoolshistory.com - same author
as this site, just put together in a slightly different way!