Eyam: The Plagued Village
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2020
- One of the most devastating episodes of English history striking a secluded Peak District village and leading to the demise of a third of its population back in the 17th-century. But these deaths were caused by no human hand… And the unconnected discoveries of two corpses, one shrouded in stones and the other entombed in rock: two murders which have left mysterious imprints on both local landscape and legend. Armed with recently uncovered new evidence, we reopen an 18th-century coroner’s inquest file in a bid to solve a 250-year-old murder mystery. In this episode, we’ll investigate three separate stories, spanning three centuries, connected to one remote village. The three stories all share one thing in common: shocking and untimely death. The village is Eyam...
This 'Peak in the Past' historical episode interweaves investigation into the Eyam Plague of 1665-1665 with the historical events surrounding two murders well-known in Peak District folklore: the murder of William Wood of Eyam in 1823 and the murder of a "Scotch pedlar" at the Moon Inn, Stoney Middleton, following a dispute at Eyam Wakes back in the mid 17th-century.
Beautifully presented. Worthy of much wider broadcast. Astonishing that you have such a modest number of subscribers. A real gem.
It is a little gem, in which so much work and original research has been invested, and is worthy of attention by the major TV channels.
They don't know what they're missing and a national - no global - audience deserves to hear this important and intriguing story, so brilliantly told and co-presented.
Definitely! Really enjoyable, from Detroit Michigan.
An American Anglophile here. I recently read Year of Wonders, a novel about the Plague outbreak in Eyam. Great video! I really enjoyed watching it.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your positive response! Yes Year of Wonders is a great retelling of the plague story!
Love the haunting song at the end, beautifully sung by Laura Ashby. What is it?
Absolutely love these episodes, I’ve recently been tracking my family on ancestry as we have lived out here in what seems like forever, our own grandfather is abit of a mystery and has connections to the duke at chatsworth 🤯 I love learning the history of the places I’ve grown up in! Xx
Thank you for your kind words. Really pleased to hear you've enjoyed our episodes. Sounds like there's some intriguing stories to explore in your own family history connected with the area!
Absolutely fantastic video! We've just been to Eyam. Your video helps understand all depth of what happened there. Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for your positive message, really pleased you enjoyed the film!
What a great episode after visiting the area just helped us truly understand this small village
Thank you! Really good to hear how the episode complimented your visit to the area in this way!
So in England somewhere…
Great Plauge & Great Fires of London.
1665 & 1666.
Reign of His Majesty King Charles the 2nd.
Samuel Pepys the Diarist.
Sir Christopher Wren.
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.
No such thing as a Scotchman. Said person is either Scottish or a Scotsman
It’s an archaic term but that’s how he’s described in the historic records from the time about the case. We understand it doesn’t necessarily refer to a ‘Scot’ or someone from ‘Scotland’ but was often applied to a stranger or outsider whose origins were unknown