@greatbritisharchitecture: England’s Mysterious Plague Village… Eyam is almost certainly one of the most famous English villages, located right in the heart of Derbyshire’s stunning Peak District. Many people have made videos about Eyam in the past and I hope this video adds something new as well as treading the common ground. Although these methods of dealing with infection diseases might seem obvious today - particular in lieu of recent years - this was an incredibly brave and decisive action taken by William Mompesson. There are a few other sites in Eyam that I didn’t visit while making this video, namely, Mompesson’s Well, where goods could also be exchanged for sterilised money on the edge of the village.
So what you’re saying is 1660 England was smarter than the global population in 2020?
2026-09-06 16:04:40
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styledandsettled :
I need more info on the package from London.
2026-09-06 14:47:05
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SKY :
Thank you Prince Charming
2026-09-07 23:22:34
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SLF 🍦 :
This but it’s 500 years from now and they’re talking about how we optionally resurrected measles and polio
2026-09-07 00:06:50
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alwayswriting :
Bruh, audiobooks. You'll retire in 5 years.
2026-09-06 17:13:57
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pradastraightjacket :
The plague makes me so sad and I don’t think people realize just how awful it was. It killed 500 MILLION PEOPLE. It wiped out over 40% of the world population. That is INSANE.
2026-09-06 17:31:01
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Simon :
I thought this was gonna be a parody 😭
2026-09-06 10:24:40
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SS31 :
I never expected John Lennon to give me a history lesson one day... Thanks, Mr. Lennon. 🥰🥰
2026-09-06 11:43:07
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Jennnnnn934 :
Very interesting there was an understanding of a need to disinfect (the vinegar on the coins) and to be out in the open air (closed church and met outdoors) and to quarantine the town, 350 years ago. And people went along with it even though it was a very hard thing to do, because they were trying to save the lives of others. This reminds me of something … 🤔Can’t think what!😉
2026-09-06 16:15:11
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Fluffy :
It’s kind of messed up that he instructed everyone to bury on their own land but then when his own wife died, he thought, “No, I’m not doing that”
2026-09-06 14:23:22
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shiloroberts841 :
Great concise information presented. Greatly appreciated language precision in relation to what you are speaking about. Pleasant to listen too while learning history. thank you.
2026-09-07 22:47:59
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Kerry :
And to think that people had an issue with face masks and social distancing in 2019 and 2020 during Covid.
2026-09-07 02:28:49
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LUZ :
Hello, from Argentina its excellent the history class.Thank you.
2026-09-08 00:01:22
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Eddie🌙🚀 :
Caw Blimey mate 💔
2026-09-07 22:44:53
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cin :) :
Love your accent ✨
2026-09-07 22:36:39
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✨🔮iridescentsheep🔮✨ :
I love the story of Eyam, their rock with vinegar to clean the coins.... such a special group of humans
2026-09-06 17:45:14
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Kate 📚 Editor ✍️Writing Coach :
So everyone else had to bury their families on unconsecrated land & spend eternity in hell, even the babies, but not the vicar, who imposed this — his wife got a ticket to heaven. It’s amazing how humans rationalize the things we do. On the one hand so brave and loving and sacrificial… but still desperately human.
2026-09-06 12:28:45
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Lorilu16 :
The vinegar is amazing to me since germ theory didn’t exist for two hundred more years.
2026-09-07 02:36:07
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driven2write :
This is a very British thing. Self sacrifice. Putting others before themselves. A noble story. A noble people.
2026-09-06 10:27:07
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Walt :
we think of the plague as medieval, but 350 years is a bit close for comfort.
2026-09-06 20:42:04
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🙃 Lumi :
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2026-09-06 09:28:42
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philbuildthefuture :
This is how historians in the future will talk about the spread of social media
2026-09-06 11:13:33
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ecno067 :
Help I thought this was Harry Potter wearing all houses at once 😭
2026-09-06 10:36:42
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