
Medieval masterclass 4: Revolution 1348-1527
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The Black Death and Its Importance
In 13 forty nine, robert of ayesbury goes out into the streets of london and writes down what he sees. The flagelant movement predated black death, although it does seem to have links with other outcrops of plague inan italian cities. But the flagulant movement is one by which people scourge themselves. And they do it twice a day, every day, in the hope that the plague will go away. I found it quite interesting writing about that during a pandemic. Had i written that part of the story in, say, 20, 17, 20, 18, it would have just been a sort of curious event. That's what,
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