Arrival and Spread of the Plague in England: The Black Death in 1348
The Black Death arrived in south-western England in 1348, striking Bristol with devastating force. Originating from ships that brought infected sailors, the plague quickly spread in the unsanitary conditions of medieval England, affecting all social classes. Learn about the grim beginnings of the epidemic in this historical account.
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How the plague came to England
T The Arrival he Arrival The Black Death entered south-western England in Summer 1348 and by all accounts struck Bristol with shocking force.
An Account from the Grey Friars Chronicle, Lynn 'In this year, 1348, in Melcombe in the county of Dorset, a little before the feast of St John the Baptist, two ships, one of them from Bristol, came alongside. One of the sailors had brought with him from Gascony the seeds of the terrible pestilence, and through him the men of that town of Melcombe were the first in England to be infected.'
Bristol was the second largest city in Britain and was the most important port town for the West Country. Within it lived 10,000 people, tightly packed together, in conditions that were not altogether sanitary.
'Filth running in open ditches in the streets, fly-blown meat and stinking fish, contaminated and adulterated ale, polluted well water, unspeakable privies, epidemic disease, - were experienced indiscriminately by all social classes.' (Holt and Rosser, The English Medieval Town, (1990)
