Ring Around the Rosy, Pockets full of posies, Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down. Have you ever heard this Mother Goose rhyme ? Have you ever wondered what it really meant? Well, some people might think it's just a child's nursery rhyme, but it's not.. This rhyme actually is referring to the Black Death. The Black Death was a terrible disease which affected Renaissance England . This Plague was so terrible that it caused the death of many. The following paragraphs will show how the Black Death began its spread and how it affected everyone during the time of Renaissance England. It will explain the symptoms, causes, and the effects.

Scientists ad historians are still unsure about the Black Death's origin. Some believe the plague began in China. China was considered to be the land of almost magical happenings. Some Chroniclers wrote that it began with earthquakes, fire falling from...