Early Modern Death in the 21st Century Classroom
2024-05-11
A poster on Early Modern Death in the 21st Century Classroom presented at AAHM.
Katie Kania
Katie Kania was the Digital History Research Assistant for the Death by Numbers project from 2021 to 2024.
Death by Numbers: the Monarchical Bills of Mortality, 1665-1669
2023-11-07
During the early modern period, the city of London produced weekly mortality reports called bills of mortality. These bills—printed from 1603 onward—detail the number of deaths per parish; plague deaths per parish; and deaths citywide by cause of death. However printed bills were actually summaries …
The Monarchical Bills of Mortality, 1665-1669
2023-11-07
Visualizing the causes of death by parish in the monarchical bills.
Infant and Maternal Mortality in the London Monarchical Bills 1665-1669
2023-10-25
Visualizing infant and maternal mortality in the monarchical bills.
Infant Mortality In The Monarchical Bills of Mortality, 1665-1669
2023-10-25
During the early modern period, the city of London produced weekly mortality reports called bills of mortality. These bills—printed from 1603 onward—detail the number of deaths per parish; plague deaths per parish; and deaths citywide by cause of death. However printed bills were actually summaries …
Found Dead? Unknown Causes of Death in the Bills of Mortality
2022-10-31
The greatest purpose of the Bills of Mortality is to enumerate death, first due to plague then expanding over the years to include other causes. However, there are some gray areas where Searchers lacked the necessary information to provide a label. In these instances, the records reflect the phrase …
Chimneys and the Great Storm of 1703
2022-08-16
In late November of 1703, a “great storm” or hurricane struck the British Isles. Bad weather began a few days before the heart of the storm made landfall on November 26th, spawning tornadoes, ripping off roofs and chimneys, and destroying entire fleets. One of the most famous tragedies …