A Time to Dance, a Time to Die The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518
Icon Books, 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Like New. Gift condition. Free Tracking Number Included!
Icon Books, 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Like New. Gift condition. Free Tracking Number Included!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781848310216 (1848310218)
Publish date: January 1st 2008
Publisher: Icon Books
Pages no: 267
Edition language: English
An interesting look at the year 1518, the year a woman began to dance and didn't stop for days. Others joined her and soon many many people were overtaken by this strange plague. A look back at the ever present threat of starvation due to famine, the corruption of the church who instead of helping t...
John Waller wrote a book about the dancing plague of 1518. If you are like me and the majority of people, you have not heard of the dancing plague of 1518 but as soon as you read on the back cover that in 1518 in Strasbourg dozens of people danced themselves to death you immediately want to know 'wh...