London was a major port at the time of the Great Plague of 1665. Rats would come off of the ships visiting London and those rats carried fleas which started the Plague. The Great Fire of London the following year, killed all the rats and put an end to the Plague.
1666 is the year of the Great Fire of London which destroyed 10,000 houses, 87 churches, and made 27,000 people homeless. It also put an end to the Bubonic Plague epidemic that had started the previous year.
After the great fire of London, many rats were killed, this helped stop the spreading. Also, so many people were dying, the germ kind of ran out of places to go.
The Great Fire of London STARTED in Pudding Lane and by the end, there were no streets left - they had all been burned.
longbow, bubonic plague, hundred years' war, the great schism. i think..?
London was a major port at the time of the Great Plague of 1665. Rats would come off of the ships visiting London and those rats carried fleas which started the Plague. The Great Fire of London the following year, killed all the rats and put an end to the Plague.
During the late 1600's hen living conditions in London finally improved due to the great fire of London on Sept. 2, 1666
The great plague of London started in 1665. it started by the Italian's catapulting dead carcasses into London which contaminated London with rats and fleas. Therefore starting the great plague.
1666 is the year of the Great Fire of London which destroyed 10,000 houses, 87 churches, and made 27,000 people homeless. It also put an end to the Bubonic Plague epidemic that had started the previous year.
After the great fire of London, many rats were killed, this helped stop the spreading. Also, so many people were dying, the germ kind of ran out of places to go.
It didn't stop entirely, it still crops up this day in small numbers. Search mnemonic plague and bubonic plague. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE IS STILL AROUND IN SMALL NUMBERS AND IS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS.
Many Loyalist under American control faced London policymakers at the end of the great war.
The Great Fire of London STARTED in Pudding Lane and by the end, there were no streets left - they had all been burned.
The summer of 1665 was marked by the Great Plague of London, which resulted in a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague that significantly affected the city. Thousands of people died, with estimates suggesting that around 100,000 residents perished, leading to a dramatic decline in the population. During this time, many fled the city to escape the disease, and public gatherings were severely restricted. The plague ultimately subsided by the end of the year, but its impact on London was profound and lasting.
I am afraid you are confusing the Black Death, 1347-1350 (roughly) with the Great Plague, which indeed did start in 1665, ending in 1666. In London, it was swept out by the Great Fire of London - a dramatic end for a dreadful epidemic
5 September 1666
It would be towards the end of summer - leading into autumn.