The plague has come to Eyam and a number of the villagers have died. Rev Mompesson summons everyone to the church and says the village must agree to quarantine itself to prevent the plague from ...

Plague pits containing the remains of at least 1,000 victims have been unearthed in southern Germany. The pits could together form the largest mass grave ever discovered in Europe, archaeologists say.

1: The plague comes to Eyam - 2: The villagers decide - 3: The plague ends A three-part unit exploring the extraordinary events in 1665 - when the plague comes to the Derbyshire village of Eyam ...

Eyam, a village in Derbyshire, England holds a unique place in history due to its self-imposed quarantine during the bubonic plague outbreak of 1665-1666. The village's residents voluntarily ...