Plague pit, the Glossary
A plague pit is the informal term used to refer to mass graves in which victims of the Black Death were buried.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Black Death, Bubonic plague, China, Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Europe, Great Britain, Great Plague of London, L'Histoire, Mass grave, Medieval demography, Middle East, Robert W. Gottfried, St Bride's Church.
- Black Death
- Cemeteries
- Death in the United Kingdom
- Great Plague of London
- Plague monuments and memorials
Black Death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353.
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Bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Dictionary of the Middle Ages
The Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a 13-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
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Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, was the last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England.
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L'Histoire
L'Histoire is a monthly mainstream French magazine dedicated to historical studies, recognized by peers as the most important historical popular magazine (as opposed to specific university journals or less scientific popular historical magazines).
Mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. Plague pit and mass grave are Cemeteries and mass graves.
Medieval demography
Medieval demography is the study of human demography in Europe and the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages.
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Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
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Robert W. Gottfried
Robert W. Gottfried (May 15, 1926 – May 26, 2007) was an American home builder, developer and real estate entrepreneur whose signature French Regency-style residences remain sought-after, highly prized addresses in world-famous Palm Beach, Florida.
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St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church is a Church of England church in Fleet Street in the City of London.
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See also
Black Death
- Black Death
- Black Death in Denmark
- Black Death in England
- Black Death in France
- Black Death in Italy
- Black Death in Norway
- Black Death in Poland
- Black Death in Spain
- Black Death in Sweden
- Black Death in fiction
- Black Death in medieval culture
- Black Death in the Holy Roman Empire
- Black Death in the Middle East
- Black Death migration
- Consequences of the Black Death
- Cronaca fiorentina di Marchionne di Coppo Stefani
- Crucifix of San Marcello
- Erfurt massacre (1349)
- Flagellant
- Hanna van Recklinghausen
- Persecution of Jews during the Black Death
- Plague Maiden
- Plague pit
- Price revolution
- Siege of Caffa
- Strasbourg massacre
- The Paris Concilium
- Theories of the Black Death
- Walborg and Karin Jota
- Well poisoning
- Yersinia pestis
Cemeteries
- Abandoned graveyard
- Catacombs
- Cemetery
- Cemetery museum
- Churchyard
- Coemeterium
- Enclosed cremation cemetery
- Find a Grave
- Grave field
- Lists of cemeteries
- Mass grave
- Mass graves
- Military cemeteries
- Mortuary cave
- National cemeteries
- Natural burial
- Necropoleis
- Necropolis
- Pioneer cemetery
- Plague pit
- Potter's field
- Prison cemetery
- Rural cemeteries
- Rural cemetery
- Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery
- Woodland cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
Death in the United Kingdom
- Ben Nevis
- Buachaille Etive Mòr
- Coroner of the Queen's Household
- Cremation Act 1902
- Cremation Society of Great Britain
- Cremation in the United Kingdom
- Euthanasia in the United Kingdom
- Families Against Corporate Killers
- Funeral directors to the Royal Household
- List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
- Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book
- Narrative verdict
- Plague pit
- Prevention of future deaths report
- Public health funeral
- Suicide in the United Kingdom
Great Plague of London
- A Journal of the Plague Year
- Great Plague of London
- Loimologia
- Milton's Cottage
- Old St. Paul's (novel)
- Plague cross
- Plague pit
- Plague! The Musical
- Queen's Wood
- Quicksilver (novel)
- Restoration (1995 film)
- Restoration (Tremain novel)
- Ring a Ring o' Roses
- Searcher of the dead
- Ten Plagues – A Song Cycle
- The Reckoning (2020 film)
- The Roses of Eyam
- The Sickhouse
- Thomas (Burton novel)
- Whitechapel Mount
- Year of Wonders
Plague monuments and memorials
- Crucifix of San Marcello
- Marian and Holy Trinity columns
- Plague Column (Maribor)
- Plague cross
- Plague crosses (Brugherio)
- Plague pit
- Scuola Grande di San Rocco
- St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument
- Tamlaght Finlagan Monastery
- Votive statue of the Holy Trinity
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_pit
Also known as Plague cemetery.