The best evidence to add to the above passage to support the writer’s point is:
An estimated 250,000 people died during the epidemic.
Ian Mortimer takes a tour to his readers to the customs, beliefs, and practices of the Elizabethan people. He uses conversational style to narrate the instances which can be said to be a work of social History. The food they eat, the places they visited the most, the dresses they wore, the cultural fests they celebrated, the detail about their social and economic transactions and the landscape were among the major things which Mortimer highlights in his book.