Eyam recalls lessons from 1665 battle with plague
www.theguardian.com
Coronavirus crisis has powerful echoes in the Derbyshire village that once self-isolated to save others
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BlowzyBibliobibuli on 2024-11-14 17:04:07.

Original Title: TIL about the English village of Eyam. During the bubonic plague outbreak of 1665-6, the inhabitants of Eyam quarantined themselves, in a famous act of self-sacrifice, to prevent the spread of the plague.