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December 2024


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Volume 5 – “Quirks, Quacks and Cul-de-sacs”

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Wed 10 – Sat 13 September 2025

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Plague Houses and Pandemics – Some comparisons between 1665 and 2020
Charles ll issued an edict in 1665 that every parish should identify a shed, a tent or a house to accommodate those identified with the plague. Alison Wall looks at the role of such isolation ...



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