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17th and 18th century England & related topics |
Great Misfortunes
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 The Great Plague of 1665
Historical Thread
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The bubonic plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis, an infection carried by fleas living as parasites on rats. The plague hit London in late 1664, having ravaged the Netherlands the previous year, and killed around 100,000 people in and around the city.
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A really dreadful business (* Lady Maude Alys Godwinson, Oct 14, 2004 - 20:03 ) Heroic indeed! (* CherokeeRose Sequoyah, Oct 6, 2004 - 12:23 ) The London Plague of 1665 (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Oct 5, 2004 - 13:41 ) The Nursery Rhyme (* Erina Niall, Oct 3, 2004 - 13:08 ) Using a demon to fight a devil (* Lady Maude Alys Godwinson, Aug 8, 2004 - 03:53 ) The clap was preventative medicine (* Lady Maude Alys Godwinson, Aug 6, 2004 - 21:46 )|
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