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Benjamin's Britain12: Eyam14 months of quarantine - Sound familiar? That's what the village of Eyam had to do when The Great Plague made it's way to their village in Derbyshire in 1665. Classics teacher, baker and vegetable grower, Vic Boorman joins Nicky and Ben to throwback to their timely trip to Eyam in Summer 2020. Vic also lets us in on a lesser known historical hobby of hers, Letterboxing.References:Balding, C. (2016) Eyam, Derbyshire, Ramblings - Series 32, [Available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0745gt3]Brooks, G. (2001). Year of wonders: A novel of the plague. New...2021-05-2843 min