The Black Death was a very bad disease that killed millions in the middle ages. The black death originally came from Asia. Traders brought infected rats with them to other parts of the world. The infected rats carried fleas that then bit people and then they go sick. 
     Most people who had this infection got little swellings on their skin. Sadly most fo the people died within a week. The doctors of this time didn't have enough knowlage to figure how to cure and stop the black death from spreading . They tried simple remedies lime herbs, but nothing helped. One of the most simple things that would have helped is hygiene like washing your hands. But they didn't know this so about one to two thirds of the population died off. 

My name is Elisabeth I am 13 and the youngest child in my family and my father is the king. His kingdom isn't the greatest ,but it isn't falling apart before our eyes.The thing is my father wants me to marry William. He wants me to marry because it would make our alliance with William's family stronger and it would help our kingdom. But I have never met this person before in my life and they live so far away. my father wants me to be happy, so he gave me a couple of days to make my decision  
     I thought about what I was going to do. I want my father to be happy and for his kingdom to be strong. William and his family live a weeks walk away from my home ,so I will never see my family ever again. I will most likely have  a child within a year. But i still want my family to be strong and happy so I will go and marry William and write back home often.