Stories
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Pepys and the plague
Through its long history, London has survived some enormous epidemics. During the 1665 Great Plague of London, the city burned, shops closed, the streets emptied and bodies piled up. Read Samuel Pepys’s account of how the city pulled through.
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Deadly stinks and life-saving aromas in plague-stricken London
In the plague-ravaged London of 1665, could perfume really save your life?
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Superstition, contagion and medical rumour
The great generator of confusion, rumours have not spared human health from their chaos. Find out how whispers, gossip and rumours have caused medical mishaps through the ages.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
Catalogue
- Books
The Great Plague / Stephen Porter.
Porter, S. (Stephen)Date: 1999- Digital Images
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Chart of Mortality, Great Plague in London
- Books
The Great Plague in London / Walter George Bell.
Bell, Walter George, 1867-1942.Date: 1994- Archives and manuscripts
Epidemic Malaria and the Great Pali Plague
Fink, George Herbert, 1860-1953, surgeonDate: c.1910Reference: MS.2364/1Part of: Fink, George Herbert (1860-1953)- Books
The Great Plague : a people's history / Evelyn Lord.
Lord, Evelyn.Date: [2014]