Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Responses November 1095 to December 1096.
A painful disease (also called St. Anthony's Fire) caused by eating fungal-infected rye, common during the famine years before the crusade.
Ergotism appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The First Crusade (c.1070–1100), especially Responses November 1095 to December 1096 and Joining the Crusade.
The First Crusade (c.1070–1100)
Responses November 1095 to December 1096 • Joining the Crusade
The People’s Health (c.1250–Present)
Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750 • Changing living conditions
The People’s Health (c.1250–Present)
Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500 • Living conditions
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