Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Restoration England (1660–1685).
A historical theory that diseases were caused by "bad air" or pollution released from decaying matter and filth.
Miasma appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Restoration England (1660–1685) and Crisis.
British Depth Studies
Crisis
Thematic Studies
Dealing with Disease
Thematic Studies
Public Health in the Middle Ages
Thematic Studies
Medieval Medicine
British Depth Studies
Restoration England (1660–1685) • Crisis
Thematic Studies
Britain: Health and the People (c1000–Present) • Dealing with Disease
Thematic Studies
Britain: Health and the People (c1000–Present) • Public Health in the Middle Ages
Thematic Studies
Britain: Health and the People (c1000–Present) • Medieval Medicine
Thematic Studies
Britain: Health and the People (c1000–Present) • Improvements in Public Health
Thematic Studies
Britain: Health and the People (c1000–Present) • Key Factors and Questions
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