distress and panic fear that it caused in the British Isles from The Great Pestilence of 1348 to The Plague of London in 1665, with a brief account of its transient reappearances between 1900 and 1912 ...
What caused the Great Plague of London, and how did it spread so quickly? This video uncovers the story of one of history’s deadliest epidemics, from the bacterium Yersinia pestis to the role of ...
This is often referred to as the ‘Great Plague.’ During the outbreak of 1665 - 1666, 68,596 deaths were recorded in London alone, while thousands more across the country died from the plague.
stinking air known as miasma was thought to be a cause of the plague, especially in cities such as London. In 1349, King Edward III of England issued a command to the Mayor of London, telling him ...
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