the great plague
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The GreThe Great Plague, 1665at Plague, 1665
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DescriptionDescription andand reasonsreasons
Eyewitness accountsEyewitness accounts
The end of the plagueThe end of the plague
The end of the presentation
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the last major outbreak of the last major outbreak of the plague in Englandthe plague in England
killed 100,000 peoplekilled 100,000 people
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The reasonsThe reasons
1.1. From the Netherlands, where the From the Netherlands, where the bubonic plague, an infection by the bubonic plague, an infection by the bacterium bacterium Yersinia pestisYersinia pestis, transmitted , transmitted
2.2. Cats and dogs – tens of thousands Cats and dogs – tens of thousands were killedwere killed
3.3. Rats, who carried the plague fleasRats, who carried the plague fleas
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By July 1665, By July 1665, plague was in the plague was in the city of London city of London itself.itself.
King Charles II of King Charles II of England, his England, his family and his family and his court left the city court left the city for Oxfordshirefor Oxfordshire
Businesses were Businesses were closedclosed
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The outbreak The outbreak affected other affected other areas of the areas of the countrycountry
The village of The village of Eyam in Eyam in DerbyshireDerbyshire
The death of The death of around 75% of its around 75% of its inhabitantsinhabitants
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Deaths in London crept up…Deaths in London crept up…
……to 1,000 people to 1,000 people per weekper week
then to 2,000 people then to 2,000 people per weekper week
by September 1665, by September 1665, to 7,000 people to 7,000 people per weekper week
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Samuel Pepys and William Samuel Pepys and William Boghurst: Eyewitness AccountsBoghurst: Eyewitness Accounts
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Dairy by Samuel Pepys Dairy by Samuel Pepys
Loimographia by William BoghurstLoimographia by William Boghurst
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2-3 September: the Great Fire of London 2-3 September: the Great Fire of London destroyed much of the centre of Londondestroyed much of the centre of London
The plague outbreak tapered offThe plague outbreak tapered off
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Thanks for attentionThanks for attention