The Plague 1666 - The Plague Village of Eyam

In 1666, a tiny village in Derbyshire, England, made a stand against The Plague.
This is their inspiring story.
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The Plague Village of Eyam
Chapters:
0:00 Eyam England’s Plague Village
4:44 William Mompesson
6:11 Great Plague of London
12:36 Eyam Plague
19:07 Moral of the Plague Village
22:09 The History Chap
In 1665 England suffered from it’s last outbreak of The Plague (aka Bubonic Plague).
It broke out in London where 20% of the population died.
And then in September, the village tailor in Eyam received a parcel of cloth from the plague-ridden capital….
The next day his assistant was dead.
Panic seized the village and people prepared to flee to safety.
And then, the local priest, William Mompesson made an outrageous suggestion.
He asked the villagers to stay in Eyam so that they would not carry the plague to neighbouring communities and towns.
Aided by his predecessor, Thomas Stanley, Mompesson rallied the villagers who agreed to go into a self imposed isolation.
Eyam Plague Village Story
Having visited Eyam in 2019 during a break in the COVID lockdowns, I was inspired by the actions of these brave villagers.
It was fascinating and also sad, to see the houses, graves, and boundary stones that bear witness to this story.
A history story not about Kings & Queens but about ordinary, everyday people.
As I researched the story, I found so many parallels between Eyam’s plague story and what we were going through with Covid.
Eyam - England’s Plague Village
The Eyam village plague story is not just a tale from history. It is an inspirational story of how ordinary people can rise to meet extraordinary circumstances.
The people of Eyam did not wait for the King or the government to sort their lives out.
They made their own decision and stood by their principles.
Their bravery and selflessness are an example to all of us today.
I have delivered this talk about the plague village of Eyam to many organisations (History societies, WI groups, National Trust Associations) and the reaction has been so positive I wanted to share it with you here on KZread.
Enjoy.
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My name is Chris Green ("The History Chap") and I am on a mission to share the amazing history of Britain so that we can appreciate where we have come from and why we are here.
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  • @kenriley8111
    @kenriley8111 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely, sheer and utter bravery, versus people panic buying toilet paper.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Does make you think, doesn't it?

  • @mikeryan7468

    @mikeryan7468

    10 ай бұрын

    My boss at the time denied covid. People were losing parents and he callously spouted conspiracy nonesense. Basic human empathy an alien concept.

  • @Darryl_Francis

    @Darryl_Francis

    9 ай бұрын

    ​​@@mikeryan7468 of course, now that the pandemic is over, people have stopped losing their parents... Your boss was one of the few that saw COVID for what it was... A great big fucking heist, empathy's got sod all to do with it. A lot of people just need to grow up a bit and stop being so gullible.

  • @user-io9ie5cs8j

    @user-io9ie5cs8j

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheHistoryChap I made some serious money off of the great toilet paper emergency. Somehow, I built up 49 rolls of generic tp at $2 per 4 pack. Sold it at $20 per 6 rolls. Best part-- I told people "pay what you can" so, that's, what, some reverse capitalism?? Plus, I didn't have to sell my 3 ply with aloe Vera "cusions" what a world

  • @nda7000
    @nda700011 ай бұрын

    The very embodiment of “love thy neighbor”. A great story as usual. Love your work

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    11 ай бұрын

    Very kind of you. Thanks.

  • @mayhem4masses363
    @mayhem4masses3639 ай бұрын

    I'm an American fascinated by the village of Eyam and the history of The Pestilence or the Black Death, or just the Plague. This is a very informative video. Thank you so much for sharing your insights.

  • @thatguyfromcetialphaV
    @thatguyfromcetialphaV Жыл бұрын

    I come from Derby and have hiked all over the Peaks. Eyam was a regular stop on our travels. A very eerie place if you ever visit.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    I went on a beautiful summer's day but even then something didn't feel quite right.

  • @christophersmith3867
    @christophersmith3867 Жыл бұрын

    This was a great story, sad, yet uplifting. I wonder if people in our modern society would make sacrifice themselves to save their neighbors?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting point. I wonder indeed.

  • @Goodiesfanful

    @Goodiesfanful

    8 ай бұрын

    There are some people who wouldn’t - like conspiracy theorists who believe all sorts of rubbish about Covid and vaccines.

  • @ladymeghenderson9337
    @ladymeghenderson9337 Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing story and equally amazing people. Thank you for this

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    great place to visit.

  • @ladymeghenderson9337

    @ladymeghenderson9337

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap bear it in mind

  • @michaelfisher7170
    @michaelfisher71702 жыл бұрын

    We don't learn from history, that is the distressing thing. We forget it...especially the darker episodes of history. Modern medicine and vaccination have made pandemics a "thing of the past"...and we don't realize it can happen to US. And that's a dangerous mindset to have. Great job on the video. Can't wait to see more from your channel!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Michael, many thanks. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info Chris

  • @packersfanforlife7903
    @packersfanforlife7903 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, and you make everything sound exciting. I have a borderline unhealthy addiction to history and your videos help me get my kick. I can only bore the future Wife so much with what I know. Always great to learn more about British history. Thank you for your videos. The Rowland story is such a sad one. It's these individual stories that make history so sad but so important to be studied and remembered. It's the affect it has on the individuals involved which gives history its personal affect.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you are enjoying and thank you for taking the time to post your comment.

  • @jamesrocket5616
    @jamesrocket5616Ай бұрын

    Indeed, true bravery and pure selflessness demonstrated by the villagers who have no modern knowledge to disease, yet still committed to the unthinkable.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching my video & for your comment.

  • @rockinbillyboy
    @rockinbillyboy2 жыл бұрын

    Chris, i wish someone with punch from one of these big channels would see you, and hear your work...and offer you a programme where you could run 1 hour episodes for us to enjoy....these shorts are great, but you have the way with you, presence, character to have your own history programme....fingers crossed Sir! Yet another great episode.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your very kind comments. This was the story that started off my history speaking journey so it felt right to add it to KZread.

  • @ColonelBummleigh

    @ColonelBummleigh

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap Agreed,The longer ,the better :) I went to sleep at 5Am binge listening to THC - time well spent.

  • @AndrewOliverHome
    @AndrewOliverHome10 ай бұрын

    I went to school in Bakewell with several friends from Eyam. We all grew up with this story.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    10 ай бұрын

    Lovely area of the world

  • @Indigenous-English-Man
    @Indigenous-English-Man Жыл бұрын

    I’m a Sheffield lad so this is just over the boarder and a favourite stomping ground of mine.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Lovely village although it does feel a little weird visiting when you know the sad story (but maybe that is just me).

  • @Indigenous-English-Man

    @Indigenous-English-Man

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap it does have a very sad feel about the place especially on a wet winters day. I don’t think there’s any other place like it in the country.

  • @captiancholera8459
    @captiancholera84592 жыл бұрын

    This channel is absolutely amazing! I’ve been binging your videos and every one you make just as interesting as the last. As an American who enjoys learning other nations history this channel is one I shall be watching with great interest!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comments. Please subscribe. You may also enjoy my talk on 1066 & the battle of Hastings and my free British history timeline at www.thehistorychap.com

  • @shauny2285

    @shauny2285

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap Hello. Do you have a podcast besides your YT channel?

  • @loonylinda
    @loonylinda9 ай бұрын

    wish my history teachers had been as absorbing as Chris..i may have remembered much more info about our history.

  • @Hulker69
    @Hulker69 Жыл бұрын

    Eyam, The Plague Village should be made into a feature film, paralleling it with the Covid pandemic to bring in some context

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Whatever people's suffering in Covid (and some people definitely did suffer), it pails when compared to the Plague of 1665/66. The people of Eyam were incredibly brave.

  • @endurance-adventures

    @endurance-adventures

    9 ай бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap Yes, the mortality rate of the plague was so much higher than Covid it can't compare

  • @hejla4524

    @hejla4524

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheHistoryChap Drawing parallels with Covid and calling for harder and earlier lockdowns was an idiotic end to this otherwise interesting video. Covid was an airborne disease and there was and still is no scientific evidence that lockdowns 'slowed the spread'. Unlike the Plague, Covid killed a very small percentage of the population (mostly the very old ) and lockdowns merely caused misery through bankruptcy, loneliness and suicides...something no one should be advocating without a very firm scientific basis and nothing to do with the spread of killer flees.

  • @markmurfin7984
    @markmurfin7984 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic way of describing history, totally absorbing.

  • @markmurfin7984

    @markmurfin7984

    Жыл бұрын

    In Sheffield, we all got taught this story, that nobody out if our city seemed to know if you met people on holiday etc. It felt like Eyam, although not in S.yorkshire, Sheffield seemed to have adopted Eyam. Everybody I grew up with seemed to know this story, we feel part if it. Last time I walked through, hiking, there was nobody on the streets , or at the church, very eerie..

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Mark.

  • @superbia75es
    @superbia75es8 ай бұрын

    Superb. Brilliantly told. Respect.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it

  • @AxelPoliti
    @AxelPoliti4 ай бұрын

    Great story. Thank you very much for a generally unknown wonderful collective act. Keep well.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @adude5548
    @adude55482 жыл бұрын

    Okay, okay. Here me out…. Collaboration video between Mark Felton, the History Guy, and the History Chap

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I am honoured. Two of my KZread heroes. Great idea. Spread the word! Please subscribe to my channel...if you haven't already.

  • @Hulker69

    @Hulker69

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe include Lindybeige as well ...

  • @alanwilkinson9487
    @alanwilkinson94872 жыл бұрын

    a lovely peaceful village,and a nice place for a summer stroll...

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    And the pub is worth stopping off at too.

  • @alanwilkinson9487

    @alanwilkinson9487

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap will do next time....thanks

  • @mashalla3448
    @mashalla34482 жыл бұрын

    This channel is so amazing, as a kiwi all the way around the world I really appreciate the hard work you put into this content.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos.

  • @simonlaws6863
    @simonlaws6863 Жыл бұрын

    I've stopped watching mainstream TV drivel. chris can deliver and captivate his audience like no othert hes a national treasure. How does he remember and execute never seems to get flummoxed or trip over his words 🤔. If only my teachers at school had been like chris .I wouldn't have been suspended so many times

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Simon, thank you for your kind words of support.

  • @clintoncyrilvoss4287

    @clintoncyrilvoss4287

    11 ай бұрын

    I couldn't have said it better , great show ,

  • @oldgitsknowstuff
    @oldgitsknowstuff2 жыл бұрын

    'Bring out your dead ! Another first class production. What a trail of misery which has brought tears to my eyes. I'm getting soft in my old age.... There are a couple of serious questions that I would like to ask...I will post them.a bit later. Keep up the good work.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks. Eyam is a great place to visit if ever you have the opportunity.

  • @oldgitsknowstuff

    @oldgitsknowstuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap It looks a nice little place considering what happened there. Strewth... This is same plague that swept through London in 1665 and almost vanished in 1666 after the great fire ?

  • @leonidaslantz5249
    @leonidaslantz52492 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are superb!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Leonidas, I'm so glad that you are enjoying them. Thanks for your continuing support.

  • @dangurtler7177
    @dangurtler7177 Жыл бұрын

    The plague is still present in northern Arizona in the United States. There are rare outbreaks that seem to be associated with prairie dog colonies.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @snubbedpeer
    @snubbedpeer14 күн бұрын

    In Norway today quite a few people have the surname "Ødegård". This name which translates to a desolate or abandoned farm appeared when the plague hit Norway, abandoned farms were called ødegårder. In many cases the name stuck and when the farms went back in use the people living there took the surname Ødegård.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    11 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching my video & for sharing your interesting story.

  • @richardcarr7557
    @richardcarr7557 Жыл бұрын

    Very well done Chris, very interesting. Doubt whether many people today would be so selfless.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    It does raise that interesting question.

  • @Originalspruce
    @Originalspruce2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thankyou

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos.

  • @tacraling
    @tacraling Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Many thanks. 👍

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching.

  • @marshie20193
    @marshie201932 жыл бұрын

    Great information. Great presentation. Subscribed!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha, scrub my previous comment! Thanks for your support.

  • @Matty95rufc
    @Matty95rufc2 жыл бұрын

    Great content and narration as always. Keep it up!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Matt, I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @alejandrosilva4140
    @alejandrosilva41402 жыл бұрын

    You are absolutely amazing. I very much enjoy your channel sitting here in the tip of South America

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Alejandro, Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos. kzread.info

  • @Indigenous-English-Man
    @Indigenous-English-Man Жыл бұрын

    These videos should be used for educational purposes in schools.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    That's very kind. Thank you.

  • @brucebean2805
    @brucebean28052 жыл бұрын

    I came across this story in book form some decades ago. The information here is how I remember. Well done.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Bruce. great place to visit if you are ever up in Derbyshire. if you enjoy stories from British history then please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @ColonelBummleigh
    @ColonelBummleigh2 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding content and a great orator. If I can remember a couple of these annecdotes,I will live a richer man. I was lucky to drive through parts of Derbyshire on a sunny day once.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comment. Please do subscribe to my KZread channel so that you don't miss future talks.

  • @simonnoble7589
    @simonnoble7589 Жыл бұрын

    Whot a story to listen to , thank you .? Whot problems they had ... cheers Simon from York

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed. Once again, thank you for your support.

  • @danielblake6850
    @danielblake6850 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this video (as i do all yours) and the varitey of subjects you cover. I remember learning about this in school so i must have found it interesting because i dont remember much of what i was taught!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha ha, strangely enough I do remember history from school but as for the sciences...

  • @Goodiesfanful
    @Goodiesfanful8 ай бұрын

    The plague epidemic in Eyam had the surprise benefit of bringing the two rival ministers together and making Mompesson accepted in the community. But he couldn’t have done it if Stanley hadn’t decided to side with him.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree with you.

  • @bulgarsklnationalist5332
    @bulgarsklnationalist53322 жыл бұрын

    You are underrated

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that kind comment. Please subscribe to my KZread channel so that you don't miss future stories.

  • @razmac175
    @razmac175 Жыл бұрын

    Great story of courage and fortitude across the community. and well told as usual by Chris. Well done! Chris how about a brief history of "The Hellfire Club" 👹!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting suggestion. I hadn’t thought about the Hellfire Club but will now add it to my list.

  • @JesusSanchez-ul2ex
    @JesusSanchez-ul2ex5 ай бұрын

    Very interesting story enjoy your way in description the events in question Blessings Merry Christmas n happy New Year

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching my video and for taking the time to share your comment

  • @eancurtis9333
    @eancurtis93332 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos.

  • @thaknows2503
    @thaknows2503 Жыл бұрын

    Great narrative as a sheffied guy know this story well went first time on junior school trip been back several times and it's a moving experience they were brave people

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed

  • @philvanderlaan5942
    @philvanderlaan59422 жыл бұрын

    And here I thought the plague was stopped by a fire accidentally set by doctor who ( Tom baker ) And now less that five minutes in I now believe that the formerly anti Royal me would have been more royalist leaning. Rats Cary plague Cats are man’s best friend , not dogs ! Great video !!! 11 out of 10! ( spinal tap rules ) I would not be as noble as these people How do I like this video multiple times!!!!!???

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Phil, Thanks for wanting to like multiple times! I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @cg2bx264
    @cg2bx264 Жыл бұрын

    This would make a good tv drama, a story of selflessness and understated heroism, with a bit of character conflict between the 2 priests and ultimate cooperation between them.🤔.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Great idea. Thanks for suggesting it.

  • @theREDdevilz22
    @theREDdevilz222 жыл бұрын

    Found this channel 2 days ago ☺️ currently got Covid so I’m binge watching every video 👍🏼👍🏼 great stuff! Love it.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you are liking it. Get well soon.

  • @Xyhis
    @Xyhis2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video as usual man, one of my favorites content creator in the platform, ¡greetings from Colombia! ♥

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gustavo, I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it. Please subscribe so you don't miss future videos.

  • @emperorpalpatine4681
    @emperorpalpatine46812 жыл бұрын

    Keep going, really excellent videos, success and growth will come soon with the quality of videos here 👍

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for those kind words. Please do subscribe so that you don't miss future videos.

  • @luchiahabtemariam5944
    @luchiahabtemariam5944 Жыл бұрын

    My music teacher came here and told my class that when she was there she saw a movie taking place and apparently Tom Cruise was in a helicopter. I really dont believe that though. 😂😂

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Who knows?

  • @badmonkey7001
    @badmonkey70012 жыл бұрын

    Great video, just one thing according to ONS figures the actual death toll from COVID is actually around 18000. Just s point of interest.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to comment. There is no doubt that the Bubonic plague was way, way worse than COVID in death toll. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @leod-sigefast

    @leod-sigefast

    Жыл бұрын

    180,000

  • @badmonkey7001

    @badmonkey7001

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leod-sigefast ONS released the numbers a while back. And as I said from COVID itself nothing else. Many more died from complications from having COVID but it, in itself wasn't the main factor.

  • @billevans7936
    @billevans793611 ай бұрын

    A Fine Story

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @brachiator1
    @brachiator12 жыл бұрын

    An amazing story, well told. Thank you.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. If you enjoyed then please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @bobclover4634
    @bobclover4634 Жыл бұрын

    We went here on a school trip when I was in primary school.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    A weird place.

  • @davidwoods7720
    @davidwoods7720 Жыл бұрын

    Bravo old chap

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Many thanks.

  • @kingjoe3rd
    @kingjoe3rd Жыл бұрын

    Just another note that although the Bubonic Plague still exists, it can be treated with antibiotics which is certainly something they didn't have back in the 17th century.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Correct on both counts, both how to treat and that it still exists.

  • @garybrockwell2031
    @garybrockwell2031 Жыл бұрын

    History, history, history he's Story 🧐💪 thanks another we'll put together lesson. Fantastic you are Chris🗣️ I was looking into this time, 1666 wow creepy date A? Dustmen would take you Ashe's and rubbish away as a family business they were given a plot of land. Here they would empty the dust bins, and there children would sit in the filth and pick out rag's n bone anything that would bring a farthing😭🆘💪 But it's an odd thing that also happened in Paris. Those people never contacted the PLAGE🙏 1965, THE HIPPIE'S TELLING YOU HOW IT IS? DISCREDITED BECAUSE THEY SMOKED 😭🆘 WHEN YOU GUESS PEOPLE 😳🗣️🙏 DON'T WANT TO HEAR HIS- STORY 😳 🗣️🆘 👁️💥👁️💪👍 Nostradamus was asked, when will this world end??? 2065 was the reply!!!!! Just like the greatness of history...... We will start AGAIN 🙏💪👍🤔🧐😁🇬🇧🆘🗣️🤫✌️

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to comment.

  • @deetee5958
    @deetee5958 Жыл бұрын

    'Year of Wonders' by Geraldine Brooks.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @briancooper562
    @briancooper562 Жыл бұрын

    I am a descendent of survivors of Eyam. Our family tree goes back to the marriage in 1789 of Edward Cooper (1762-1815) of Leam to Margaret Outram (1766-1828) of Eyam, Parents George Outram and Mary Greaves of Eyam. The tree could not be traced any further back as documents where not found. Our family does however have a 'Viking' origin as we suffer dupuytren's contracture. So I my ancestors where either conquerors or immigrants farmers from Denmark/Norway/Sweden round about the times of Harold and the French invasion over 1000 years ago.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, what an incredible piece of research on your family tree.

  • @TrueBlueVinn
    @TrueBlueVinn2 жыл бұрын

    I really hope you will keep posting new videos! Channels grow slowly, but good content always prevails, and I will return every time you post anew. I have to tell you, I'm from Korea but was raised in former British colonies, and went to British schools with British kids. Always felt a small sense of being British in me, but I never really studied the history of Britain before the 1500s. Hope I can learn that part I was missing through your channel.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

  • @JuliahistoryLover
    @JuliahistoryLover Жыл бұрын

    Does anyone remember seeing a documentary/movie about one area of London I think it was like the poor area, and all the inhabitants journey throughout the plague?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t recall that programme, sorry

  • @spacewater7
    @spacewater7 Жыл бұрын

    Hey I have a story you just have to cover. The story of The Four Thieves from the time of The Plague. You may also cover the story of Ruta Graveolens (Rue, and don't get true Rue mixed up with other forms of so-called rue) the most famous of plants in English heritage.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting. I need to do a little bit of research.

  • @neiltappenden1008
    @neiltappenden10082 жыл бұрын

    I haven't heard the expression of ,, chocolate box Village,, in ages

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it :)

  • @BluespotKneeClinic
    @BluespotKneeClinic Жыл бұрын

    This guy’s a nice guy

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @user-nh3ob4so4w
    @user-nh3ob4so4w2 ай бұрын

    top man history chap

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching my video

  • @bobbypugh2666
    @bobbypugh26662 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding work as always. The fear and apprehension during this period could be felt now with COVID. The ideas of morals, courage, and Christian duty to others is wonderful to see through these brave folks.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

  • @shaungillingham4689
    @shaungillingham46897 ай бұрын

    I missed this touching story, wow, those people were Christians for sure, "greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends"(gospel of John). What pity we as a country have lost our faith & have lost our convictions, we could do with a bit more puritan influence. Charles the second, who dug up the consecrated remains of the dead Oliver Cromwell, to execute the body, the last word in sour grapes & anything but Christian. Wasn't 1666 the same year as the "Great fire of London"? A blessing in disguise!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Yes, you are correct the great fire of London in 1666.

  • @victorydaydeepstate
    @victorydaydeepstate2 жыл бұрын

    Do you know if Churchill's Dardanelles campaign had anything to do with stopping the Armenian genocide?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure. I was always led to believe it was about opening up a all-weather supply route into Russia during WW1, but I could be wrong.

  • @victorydaydeepstate

    @victorydaydeepstate

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryChap Churchill sure had balls

  • @JuliahistoryLover
    @JuliahistoryLover Жыл бұрын

    Were there two plagues in Eyam? one in 1300’s and one in 1600’s?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    No records of the earlier one.

  • @TheA8lee
    @TheA8lee Жыл бұрын

    8:40 Yeah, but that 1 in 5 deathrate; was that 1 in 5 whose primary cause of death was due to their plague symptoms, or was that merely 1-in-5 who died of anything at all within 28 days of a positive plague test result, akin to the 200,000 'deaths with covid' figure?

  • @johnsmith9161

    @johnsmith9161

    Жыл бұрын

    A antivaxxer showing their lack of intelligence yet again this was almost 500 years ago there were no tests available. The videos states the symptoms were unmistakable and horrific.

  • @TheA8lee

    @TheA8lee

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnsmith9161 I wouldn't talk about people's lack of intelligence; that's a slippery slope for you. You've completely missed the point. My comment is referring to the ridiculous manner 'covid deaths' have been defined, completely ignoring whether those marked down as covid deaths suffered from covid symptoms at all, instead merely saying any person who has died of ANYTHING; covid, flu, cancer, heart attack, car crash within 28 days of a covid test that may have been asymptomatic anyway, is a 'Covid Death'. Completely illogical!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    You are welcome to your opinion.

  • @gswombat

    @gswombat

    8 ай бұрын

    Deaths due to covid were in fact deaths due to covid, not vague associations like dying at the time of covid. Only the brain dead would think otherwise.

  • @manuelkong10
    @manuelkong10 Жыл бұрын

    "the people of Iam didn't wait for the king....etc" THE KING AND HIS WEALTHY FRIENDS HAD ALREADY RUN FROM LONDON LOL

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  • @johnelliott7850
    @johnelliott78502 жыл бұрын

    Superb! And history is nothing if you don't draw one or two lessons from it - which you did, THC.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

  • @bgdavenport
    @bgdavenport Жыл бұрын

    Have these mass graves ever been located?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    There were no mass graves. Just tiny plots all around the village.

  • @mikeryan7468
    @mikeryan746810 ай бұрын

    Well I never, goosey gander u never knew that lol

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @nehemiahmathews8683
    @nehemiahmathews8683 Жыл бұрын

    Vinegar Too bad they didn't use it more thoroughly.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed.

  • @RJM1011
    @RJM10115 ай бұрын

    There were two cases in the USA after 9/11 the US Gov thought it was some type of attack but it turned out the two people caught it from Prairie Dogs.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing that information

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman61013 ай бұрын

    Here's a History Information Fact for you to know. The First Union Flag of Britain dates back to His Majesty King James the 1st. 1606. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot 1605. The St George & St Andrew together firstly. England & Scotland. The St Patrick of Ireland joined the Union Flag on the 1st January 1801. Reign of His Majesty King George the 3rd.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing those facts with my viewers.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome.

  • @graemerogers3237
    @graemerogers3237 Жыл бұрын

    "English Taliban" - great description of the Puritan regime.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. It's funny how history turns.

  • @bokane1963
    @bokane1963 Жыл бұрын

    "I'm the only plague in the village"

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Funny

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

    Great Plauge & Fires of London. 1665 & 1666. Samuel Pepys the Diarist.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

    Some Families were very poor.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    They were indeed

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @user-nh3ob4so4w
    @user-nh3ob4so4w7 ай бұрын

    hi there, history chap good video, and well documented, but if the plague was caused by rats and fleas why was the villagers frightened of people sneezing,,

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    7 ай бұрын

    Because they didn’t know that it was carried by rats and fleas. They thought it was an airborne virus.

  • @davefellhoelter1343
    @davefellhoelter1343 Жыл бұрын

    Or this Story Tells US how Ridicules it Was and Is, to have Such "FEARFULL" Over Reaction of such a Numerically Inconsequential Speed BUMP when Our Reaction Causes FARE MORE Damages to ALL of Us in the Short term and the Long Run?

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  • @tomtaylor6163
    @tomtaylor61632 жыл бұрын

    I watched a Documentary about this on KZread. Interestingly , some modern Scientists speculate that certain people who never got the Plague had a genetic mutation mush like how certain individuals in the early days of AIDS who were hemophiliacs did not acquire the disease

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting Tom and the idea makes sense.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

    I Never would of liked to live in the 17th Century! I'd be too ill!

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a period of history people don’t pay enough attention to.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    Very True.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman61013 ай бұрын

    Back in the 17th Century, there was The Kingdom of France at that time. King Louis. 👑🏰⚜️⚜️⚜️🤴💍

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    3 ай бұрын

    And again, thanks.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    3 ай бұрын

    Bastille Prison Fortress of Paris 1357-1789.

  • @jnauttube
    @jnauttube2 жыл бұрын

    I don't see the controversy, they were just following the science.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to comment.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad to be living in the 21st Century, because of the Emergency Services.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @robnewman6101

    @robnewman6101

    Жыл бұрын

    No Law Enforcement Police Officers & No Firefighters back then in the old centuries!

  • @robinhood6930
    @robinhood69302 жыл бұрын

    Great video, but it's pronounced 'eem' not 'e-yam'. I'm from Eyam, every time someone pronounces it wrong we all cringe....

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback Robin.

  • @Baskerville22
    @Baskerville229 ай бұрын

    The plague of 1665/66 was nowhere as virulent as earlier outbreaks. Eyam wasn't unique in the level of mortality caused by the plague - around 260 victims of a population of around 800. The fact that Eyam sealed itself off after the outbreak would have had no effect on the level of mortality nation-wide, as the disease was already flourishing in London and elsewhere. The mortality rate in London was around 25%. Eyam derived its fame through its decision to isolate itself....and its popularisation in literature, both factual and fiction.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion

  • @LeslieDevoe
    @LeslieDevoe3 ай бұрын

    Know history or condemn yourself to repeat it.

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching my video.

  • @ericdbates
    @ericdbates Жыл бұрын

    gfys…

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  • @robertwalker951
    @robertwalker951 Жыл бұрын

    Chinese fleas????

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to comment.

  • @keziasarah
    @keziasarah4 ай бұрын

    If only they had known about wearing masks, that would have solved all their problems 🤣

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    4 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @JohnDoe-tx8lq
    @JohnDoe-tx8lq2 жыл бұрын

    I presume another factor is people actually believed in God and going to Heaven or Hell. So even though they would have been incredibly frightened, they would have acted with the belief that they would, to an extent, be rewarded for thier self-sacrifice and would rejoin thier relatives... that it was all God's will. One of the few times I'll give religion any credit! 🙂👍 Nowadays of course, it's too much of a sacrifice for some to simply wear a mask! 😔

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to comment. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

  • @johnsometimesoffandsometim8933
    @johnsometimesoffandsometim8933 Жыл бұрын

    It's eem as in seam beam Jean not E ya

  • @TheHistoryChap

    @TheHistoryChap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing