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English Village Sacrificed to the Plague (Part One)
They could've run, but they stayed. In 1665 plague arrived in the village of Eyam.
(Part 1/2) They could've run, but they stayed. In 1665 plague arrived in the idyllic English village of Eyam. What followed was a story of suffering and self-sacrifice.
Maddy tells Anthony the story. Today we set the scene with the outbreak of the plague in London and how the pestilence arrived, via a bolt of cloth, in the village of Eyam.
With special guest Rebecca Rideal, author of "1666: Plague, War and Hellfire".
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
