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GCSE History · key term
Instructions issued by national government to organise responses to outbreaks of plague.
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Paper 1
Revise: Responses to plagueThe Plague Orders of 1578, issued under Elizabeth I, provided a more systematic national framework. Printed instructions could be distributed and publicly displayed, helping different towns follow a common set of measures.
Distinguish national decisions from local implementation: the government issued plague orders, but town authorities organised isolation, collected money and cared for the sick.
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