What year did the great plauge of London start?

Answer 1

1665, one year before the great fire. There had been many smaller outbreaks in previous years. It is called Bubonic Plague because it affects the Bubo's, an old word for the lymph glands either side of the throat. Spread by the fleas of rat's the great fire did more to cleanse London than anything else.

Answer 2

The black death was the most terrifying event in the Middle Ages. It began in Asia but soon spread along the trade routes to Europe. In the fourteenth century trade around Europe was increasing and ships regularly travelled frm the Mediterranean to other parts of Europe, In 1348 one ship brought this devastating plague to England by a trade ship.

Answer 3

The Great Plague (1665-1666) was a massive outbreak of disease in England that killed 75,000 to 100,000 people, up to a fifth of London's population

Answer 4

The plague first appeared during biblical times.

Answer 5

In 1331 it started but the major outbreaks in 1665 were the worst. The Fire of London in 1666 burned most of the rats and contributed a control of the plague.

Answer 6

The Black death started in the 14th century. It reached England in 1348.

Answer 7

1348

Answer 8

1664