Fatal and memorable: plague, providence and war in English texts, 1625-6

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 293 - 314
• Main Author: Rolfe, Kirsty
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 03.05.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; epidemic; Epidemics; Historical text analysis; Plague; print; Thirty Years' War; War; Germany

For politically-inclined English readers, 1625 saw a startling conjunction of events: the death of James VI and I, the marriage of his son Charles, and the embarkation of English land and naval forces intended to intervene in the ongoing conflict in Germany, in support of James's daughter and s...