The bubonic plague was found to be caused by the ... air" or miasma that was thought to carry the disease. The doctors filled ...

Plague doctors in the 17th Century believed the beak-like masks filled with perfume and herbs protected them One person wrote: "Scared the life out of my missus. Terrifying for kids." Another ...

A protective mask used by doctors during the 17th century when ... of people suffering from swollen lymph nodes, a sign of bubonic plague. The plague had no cure and once a person had caught ...