Pocket Full of Posies, a Comparative Study of the Plague in Florence and London

Authors

Caitlyn Murphy, The College of Wooster

Abstract

This is a comparison of the plague epidemic that occurred in London with the epidemic in Florence. The focus is on the seventeenth century outbreak. Comparing these two cities, allows us to know what methods were most effective in fighting the disease and what developments were made as result of the plague. While the plague had catastrophic effects, it also resulted in many positive developments.

Advisor

Schilling, Hayden

Department

History

Recommended Citation

Murphy, Caitlyn, "Pocket Full of Posies, a Comparative Study of the Plague in Florence and London" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 3808.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/3808

Disciplines

European History

Keywords

plague, london, florence, black death

Publication Date

2013

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis