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London’s Deadliest Pandemic – The 1665 Great Plague Explained!
In 1665, London faced one of its deadliest disasters—the Great Plague. The bubonic plague, carried by rats and fleas, spread rapidly through the city, killing tens of thousands. China surgeon ...
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Boyle’s Monsters, 1665
On March 6, 1665, Henry Oldenburg, secretary of the fledgling Royal Society of London, published the first volume of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London—now the ...
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12 charming photos of Eyam: The Peak District village that sacrificed itself to stop the plague
Explore the history and sacrifice of Eyam, the Peak District village that quarantined itself to stop the plague in 1666, ...
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The Great Plague
The Black Death killed many people in the 1340s and 1350s. In 1665, another plague outbreak arrived in England. This is often referred to as the ‘Great Plague.’ During the outbreak of 1665 ...