ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by Simon Norfolk @simonnorfolkstudio I The plague outbreak in the Derbyshire village of Eyam, northern England, began in 1665 when a flea-infested bundle of cloth arrived from London for the local tailor. Within a week his assistant, George Viccars, was dead, and more began dying in the household soon after. As the disease spread, the villagers turned for leadership to their rector, the Rev. William Mompesson, and Puritan minister Thomas Stanley. In an act of tremendous bravery, they decided to quarantine the entire village to prevent further spread of the disease to neighboring communities. The plague in Eyam raged for 14 months and claimed the lives of at least 260, over one-third of the population. Seen here: The Riley graves, a walled enclosure on the outskirts of Eyam, holds the bodies of Elizabeth Hancock's husband and six children, all of whom died within eight days of each other. Because of the high risk of infecting her neighbors, she had the traumatic task of dragging the bodies from her farmhouse and burying them herself. Follow me @simonnorfolkstudio for updates, outtakes, unpublished and archive material on this and future projects. @simonnorfolkstudio #photojournalism #documentaryphotography #simonnorfolk #documentary #historical」7月8日 0時37分