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[1] [3] He was buried by his murderers in the Wolfbach brook. A boy named Walther von Wyl [4] treading the water on stilts found the dead body some time later. The Jews supposedly killed him with nails, as he was "pushed [hammered] to death" (zu tod gestumpft). [1] [5] They had taken his blood and then had buried him in the stream. [3]
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas and through the air.
In 1457, he was created Earl of Argyll by King James II of Scotland, who was grateful for the loyalty of his father during the troubles early in his reign. [3] In 1460, Campbell had a commission as Bailie of Cowal. [4] His uncle Colin arranged his marriage with Isabella Stewart, daughter and co-heiress of John Stewart, Lord Lorne (d.1463). [5]
The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348–1350: A Brief History with Documents (2005) excerpt and text search, with primary sources; Benedictow, Ole J. The Black Death 1346–1353: The Complete History (2012) excerpt and text search; Borsch, Stuart J. The Black Death in Egypt and England: A Comparative Study (U of Texas Press, 2005) online
Theories of the Black Death are a variety of explanations that have been advanced to explain the nature and transmission of the Black Death (1347–51). A number of epidemiologists from the 1980s to the 2000s challenged the traditional view that the Black Death was caused by plague based on the type and spread of the disease.
The Death of the Virgin: ca. 1470 oil on panel 147,8 x 122,5 cm Groeningemuseum Bruges Portinari Altarpiece: ca. 1470 oil on panel 253 x 586 cm Uffizi, Florence Vienna Diptych: ca. 1475 oil on panel 32,3x21,9 cm (links) en 34,4x22,8 cm (rechts) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna St Hippolyte Triptych (central panel attributed to Dieric Bouts) ca ...
[2] [3] [4] Its popularity reduced as Erasmus's treatise on preparing for death (de praeparatione ad mortem, 1533) became more popular. There was originally a "long version" and a later "short version" containing eleven woodcut pictures as instructive images which could be easily explained and memorized.
Acral necrosis is a symptom common in bubonic plague.The striking black discoloration of skin and tissue, primarily on the extremities ("acral"), is commonly thought to have given rise to the name "Black Death," associated both with the disease and the pandemic which occurred in the 14th century.