It is a common belief that all of Europe was gravely affected by the Black Death in the 14th century, but greater parts of some areas were significantly less affected compared to others. In my essay, I will research why Poland was less gravely affected by the plague compared to England, and based on this the research question is formulated as followed: Why was Poland less gravely affected by the Black Death in the 14th century compared to England? The preliminary essay title is The Limited Spreading of the Plague in 14th Century Poland.
The preliminary thesis statement proposed is that Poland wasn’t as gravely affected by the Black Death as England because of differences in the extension of their trade network, with England having a much more widespread trade network compared than Poland. Limited spreading of the plague in Poland is compelling since Poland is much more centrally situated in Europe compared to England, and I plan to motivate my thesis statement with facts about the conditions in Poland combined with a discussion about the spreading of the plague. The preliminary essay structure for the body consists of three sections, and the first section will be a historical overview
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Books about the plague and how it spread can also be useful in my research since facts on the topic provide a base for analysing why the plague didn’t spread to such a great extent in Poland. Preliminary sources for the essay is the history book An Illustrated History of Britain (1989) by David McDowell, King Death : the Black Death and its aftermath in late-medieval England (1996) by Colin Platt and A Concise History of Poland (2006) by Jerzy Lukowski. I plan to make use of Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries (Premium web edition) in order to find word meanings or alternative words to use when