@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.

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peachindc
sopeachy :
Thank you Harry Potter
2026-09-06 11:34:03
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rog951
rog951 :
We are so lucky to have vaccines.
2026-09-06 12:13:58
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sayyestosporks
SayYesToSporks :
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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styledandsettledtn
styledandsettled :
I need more info on the package from London.
2026-09-06 14:47:05
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__ssky__
SKY :
Thank you Prince Charming
2026-09-07 23:22:34
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staceyforrest2
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
alwayswriting :
Bruh, audiobooks. You'll retire in 5 years.
2026-09-06 17:13:57
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pradastraightjacket
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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simansinki
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
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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buffluff
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
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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harry57588
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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lucesita20228
LUZ :
Hello, from Argentina its excellent the history class.Thank you.
2026-09-08 00:01:22
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sages_grapes
Eddie🌙🚀 :
Caw Blimey mate 💔
2026-09-07 22:44:53
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cindymiche_
cin :) :
Love your accent ✨
2026-09-07 22:36:39
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iridescentsheep
✨🔮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.r.johnson
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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still_peachee
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
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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walt46407
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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suolakurkku666
🙃 Lumi :
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2026-09-06 09:28:42
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philbuildthefuture
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
ecno067 :
Help I thought this was Harry Potter wearing all houses at once 😭
2026-09-06 10:36:42
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