In The Wake of The Plague:The black death and the world it Made By Norman F. Cantor (pgs1-62)

Summary: In THE 1500's in England Children sang a song. This song was Ring around The Rosie's. Children still sing this song today. But what many children don't know is that this rhyme describes the dreadful flu like symptoms of the horrific Bubonic Plague. This song was made along with other games to reflect adults anxieties and to get rid of scare and concern from the Black Death of 1348-49. The Bubonic Plague did not only affect people but also animals as well. The Plague was spread through not only rats but as well as cats, fleas, dogs and even cows. In the 1950's there was a large spread of disease, because there had been a forest clearing, there was large amounts of cattle in small areas, and most of these cattle were infected with mad cow disease, and killed many people. Long before the 1500's there was the beginning of the plague in the 1340's. One of the places it began was Bordeaux, one of the greater port cities of the middle ages. Here the Black Plague affect the royal, with the king of England sent his 15 year old daughter to be wed to the heir of the throne of Castile, Prince Pedro. Unfortunately The Princess Joan was killed by the Plague on September 2, 1340's. After she had died her royal families attempt to invade Spain failed. The Plague later killed of another ruler, Henry of Grosmont, which ended up being a good thing for the young princesses family because her relative, John of Gaunt to inherit the dukedom of Lancaster. Which was an event that shaped the centuries English political history.

Quote: "The princess was a martyred angel looking down from Heaven to protect the King and the royal family: "We give thanks to the God that one of our own family free from all stain (she was after all a virgin) whom we have loved with our life has been sent ahead to Heaven to Reign among the choir of virgins, where she can gladly intercede for our offenses before God Himself"(translated by R. Horrox)"(Canton 50).

Reaction:This quote is from the King of England after his daughter, the young princess Joan was killed by the black plague. She had been a virgin so she had been still pure, which I guess in some ways made her closer to God. I fell like Her father the king of England and her royal family felt that no matter what they did, like if they killed people in war, that god would forgive them because they had their princess Joan looking over them with God on her side, making t so that they couldn't be harmed.