Medieval towns and cause of plague...

They did not have systems of sewers or

pipes. They were filthy. Rubbish and

waste was thrown into the

and people rarely

This enabled the rats and lice to thrive in there

Infecting people and starting the spread of the

When it spread some people believed that it was caused by

Flagellants...

Flagellants were people that believed that the Black Death was a punishment from

for human sin. They believed that if they punished

repeatedly and confessed, then God would not feel the need to

them by giving them the

Attempts to stop the plague...

Surgeons examined the

to establish the extent of the plague.

Bills of Mortality were published, to publicise the course of the disease.

Examiners and searchers were appointed, who established whether members of a

had contracted the

If so, they then shut up the house for a

, and its inhabitants had to stay indoors.

Constables made sure no one left such

Bodies were buried at

 in huge

away from the

and mourners were not allowed to attend.

Pest houses were set up, to

sufferers.

Stray pigs, dogs, rabbits and cats were

These measures unfortunately did not stop the spread of the

as the plague was caused by rats on cargo ships that held the disease. The plague only ended when the weather turned cold, killing the rats and other animals carrying the illness.

Hospital treatment...

Patients in medieval hospitals were given fresh

and

and a

positioned so that they could see the

During this time period people believed that

was capable of healing them, so hospitals did not think it necessary to provide

but instead provided the patient a holy place close to God of which they could pray.

Monks and

usually looked after the patients. If the hospitals new that the disease the patient had was

they would not allow them into the hospital.

Outside the hospital there would be a garden were they would grow

for the patients. Inside you could find an Altar, statues and stain glass windows depicting the

religion. Hospitals held between 12-200 patients.

Power...

The church played a great role in medieval England because people were ether

or forced to be Christian. Christianity dominated peoples

and everybody believed in God, heaven and Hell. Medieval citizens feared idea of

Money...

Because of the fear of

and the promise of

Medieval citizens voluntarily helped the

by maintaining the land. Churches were extremely

People paid

% of what they earned in a year to the Church (this tax was called tithes).

However churches did provide a place for people to

They also had

for the citizens.

Galen...

The church supported

beliefs. This was because Galen believed that the body was so complicated that it must have been made by a

The church liked the idea because they thought that it associated with

The church then

Galens beliefs onto other people which stopped them bringing forth there

ideas. The church banned

witch slowed medical

Gods punishment...

People believed that God hated sin and would

all evil doing. Illness and

disease could be sent to people who had

God could also send demons to drive them mad as a

Astrology...

From the 11th Century, medieval thinkers thought that the movement of the stars and

affected how people got ill. They linked star signs to

Miasmas

Medieval people were confused by the fact that disease seemed to come from

They thought that bad

in the air made you

Imbalance of the humours...

Medieval doctors were very influenced by

They still believed that an imbalance of a

could make you ill.

Magic...

Medieval people were

superstitious

and believed in witches and fairies. They were convinced that witches could put curses on them which made them

ill

and that fairies could attack them. They thought that animals could give them the evil eye and infect them.

were used for people who were suffering

These houses kept the people with leprosy

from the rest of civilisation but did not provide

The

is the name for a

structure where people held their

in return for promising loyalty, known as doing

and providing services such as working or fighting for their

The church...

Galen believed that the body was so complicated that it must have been made by a

The

liked this idea because they thought that it associated with

War...

After the Roman empire collapsed most of the

were lost. Some of

books survived but not many. However the books that did survive were read and his ideas were used.

Training and education...

Teachers read aloud

work on how to

a body. No one was aloud to go against Galens

otherwise they would be

by the church.

Communication...

Few people read or wrote

this then lessoned the chance to

Galen's ideas.

Charms...

Because Medieval people were so

they believed that carrying lucky

could help repel

This did not have a

affect however it did provide a

affect for some.

During the medieval period there was no

to numb the pain and

often spread throughout the wound. There was a high

rate after surgery because they did not know to

the wounds and instruments. Doctors did not wash there

and wore

wear when performing operations. Many people tried to avoid hospitals as best as they could because the pain of surgery was so off putting.

After amputations a hot

rod would be used to close up open

This would be extremely

for the patient.

Herbal Remedies...

were sometimes successful at healing

but only rarely. Doctors could not understand

it helped. Some of the remedies were quite gruesome.

Fasting..

While fasting, people did not

for a long time or change there diets. It was believed to balance the

and

For people who were

to certain food but didn't know it, fasting provided them relief. However taking away someone's food

them, making them more likely to get

Almshouses are 

housing that provided people who could not manage life in their own

(usually the old and poor) a place to live in a particular community.  Inside almshouses people were given a place to

and had beautiful pleasant surroundings to lift there

However they were not intended to be a

Almshouses are still used today however not many of them are heavily

based.