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Eyam

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Eyam
a village in N central England, in Derbyshire. When plague reached the village in 1665 the inhabitants, led by the Rev. Mompesson, isolated themselves to prevent it spreading further: as a result most of them died, including Mompesson's family


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The inventive piece of storytelling can be seen today at Coventry's Warwick Arts Centre and the production is inspired by the true tale of the Eyam plague village and Dante's Inferno.
Travelling players make the plague a family treat by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
In this show by Lancashirebased en masse theatre, a band of travelling players tell stories of the 1665 Black Death, inspired by the true story of the Eyam plague village and by Dante's Inferno to boot.
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