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Health and Disease

by Kathy Elgin · 2005

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Describes health and disease in 16th and 17th century England, and connects these problems to works written by famous playwright William Shakespeare. Includes timeline.

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medicalmedicalMore like thisLess of thistheatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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