The village of Eyam lost 260 people to plague in the 1660s - but thousands more in neighbouring settlements were saved by the villagers' remarkable decision to cut themselves off from the outside ...

In 1666, William Mompesson, the rector of Eyam village, gathered its 750 residents to lay out a plan for containing an outbreak of the bubonic plague. They arrived at the decision to voluntarily ...

But by the time the plague hit Eyam in the 17th century, quarantine still wasn't common in England . It's likely, however, that the well-educated Mompesson knew of the practice.

In September 1665, George Viccars, a tailor’s assistant in Eyam, unloaded a bundle of flea-infested blankets from London. Bubonic plague had recently broken out in the capital in the latest wave ...

More than 250 villagers were wiped out during the 17th century contagion – but self-imposed quarantine saved lives of countless others in the north ...

In October 2018 “Eyam”, a new play based on the plague, was performed at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. The story “is a fascinating one – do look it up, it’s all true” read one review.

In the year 1665, Eyam was ravaged by the bubonic plague. As the disease spread rapidly throughout the village, the residents of Eyam made the difficult decision to isolate themselves from the ...

The village of Eyam lost 260 people to plague in the 1660s - but thousands more in neighbouring settlements were saved by the villagers' remarkable decision to cut themselves off from the outside ...

Inside Eyam, the heroic plague village where battle with deadly disease saved thousands. More than 250 villagers were wiped out during the 17th century contagion – but self-imposed quarantine ...