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1665: London's Last Great Plague

Professor Vanessa Harding · Gresham College

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About

350 years ago, London experienced a devastating outbreak of plague. Some 70,000 people died and the capital's social and economic life was disrupted for months. The story is seemingly well-known but on closer examination there are still many disputed or puzzling features. Can we be sure that we understand the epidemic any better than those who lived through it?

The talk

  1. 1665: London's Last Great Plague 2015-09-30 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Vanessa Harding
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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