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title: "2 Black death Quotes By John Kelly"
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> [ “\[According to 1348 theorists, poisoning of Christian water by Jews was the cause of Black Death.\] Even the poison used to contaminate the Christian water supply was described in meticulous detail. It was "about the size of an egg," except… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kelly/according-to-1348-theorists-poisoning-of-christian-water-by-jews-was/)

John Kelly

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> [ “Additionally, many widows took over family shops or businesses- and, not uncommonly, ran them better than their dead husbands. Y.pestis \[black death germ\] turns out to have been something of a feminist.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kelly/additionally-many-widows-took-over-family-shops-or-businesses-and-not/)

John Kelly

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## More by John Kelly

> [ “\[According to 1348 theorists, poisoning of Christian water by Jews was the cause of Black Death.\] Even the poison used to contaminate the Christian… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kelly/according-to-1348-theorists-poisoning-of-christian-water-by-jews-was/)

John Kelly

> [“The pogroms in Mainz, Worms, and Trier were an early expression of a new, more militant Christianity. The Civitas Dei—or God State—grew out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kelly/the-pogroms-in-mainz-worms-and-trier-were-an-early-expression-of-a/)

John Kelly

> [ “Additionally, many widows took over family shops or businesses- and, not uncommonly, ran them better than their dead husbands. Y.pestis \[black death germ\] turns… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kelly/additionally-many-widows-took-over-family-shops-or-businesses-and-not/)

John Kelly

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