Author: Kathy Elgin

Illustrated by Adam Hook

Publisher: Bailey Publishing Associates Ltd 2005

Pages: 32

Description: In Shakespeare's day, ancient and superstitious beliefs about health and illness were starting to be replaced by new scientific knowledge. Doctors were becoming more professional, and large hospitals were established. Despite this, people continued to suffer ill-health due to poor food and a lack of hygiene. Plague claimed many lives, and conditions such as mental illness were little understood. This book examines health and disease in Shakespearean times.