Archive for May, 2008
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Here’s the start of a project I started at CCS earlier this year on the Great Plague of London (1665-6). It’s in Early Modern English, so persevere with the vocab – here are a few hints:
To Dance the Tyburn Jig – to be publicly hanged at Tyburn, now known as Marble Arch in London
coystril – scallion, rascal
Based on a recent trip to a local gun show in New Hampshire, all the events and quotes from bystanders are reported verbatim.
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