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How to Survive the Plague
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How to Survive the Plague

Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Laurie Jones about ‘plague tracts’, that spread information and misinformation about the causes of plague, offered new remedies, and identified scapegoats.

Not Just the Tudors · History Hit

September 9, 202436m 32s

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<p>A feature of outbreaks of plague between the 14th and 18th centuries was the publication of books and pamphlets, known as ‘plague tracts’, that spread information and misinformation about the causes of plague, offered new remedies, and identified scapegoats.&nbsp;The audience for such publications lingered long after the threat of plague itself seemed to fade.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to medical historian Dr. Lori Jones about the promulgation of beliefs surrounding disease and the diseased.</p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS’</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here &gt;</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>