# 1665: London's Last Great Plague

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Vanessa Harding
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/1665-londons-last-great-plague)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?

## Lectures

1. [1665: London's Last Great Plague](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/1665-londons-last-great-plague/a3956323f896) (YouTube)