Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Medicine in Medieval England.
The act of whipping oneself in public as a form of extreme religious penance to show repentance for sins.
Flagellation appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Medicine in Britain and the Western Front, especially Medicine in Medieval England and Case Study: The Black Death.
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Case Study: The Black Death
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Ideas About the Cause of Disease
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