Over the span of two years, London faced a series of unimaginable disasters. A devastating outbreak of the plague was soon followed by a fire that leveled the city. Based on such sources as the diaries of Samuel Pepys, Dr. Nathaniel Hodges, Rev. Thomas Vincent, and others of the disastrous Great Plague of 1665 and the equally destructive Great Fire of 1666 and their effects on life in 17th-century London.
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COVID: I am a deadly epidemic!
Plague: Aww junior, you're cute!
Both the fire and the plague seem to be orchestrated. Some very dark and evil people in this world
Oh!
The woman who drank a jug of bacon fat thinking it was a jug of water, got cured of plague.
There you go. 😊 Meat fat. High in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) and Omega 3.
"Tobacco"…whatever you say, snoop dogg.
Please could someone tell me the name of the song at the start?
It wasn't just assumed that it was god's judgement for some imagined transgressions by the population?
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work.
Now that was an excellent watch.
Brilliant production..
In 1920, 18 cases of Plague were diagnosed in Galveston Texas. Twelve people died
Barriers were installed on ship lines to prevent rats going either way
Massive rat killing began and the outbreak was ended
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you
It is ceaselessly amazing to me how one can take a tale of two years of utter death and destruction in one of — if not the — biggest city in Europe in the 17th century and make it so damned boring. Kudos.
Pepys' diaries are an invaluable source of contemporary knowledge.
Please properly credit James II. I'm sick of him not being named properly because he was deposed. I know everyone likes to hate him because he dared to challenge parliament in their desire to prevent any religious freedom, but he deserves proper credit for his deeds. In case anyone says that his proclamation wanted to make Catholicism the state religion, the Quaker William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) helped him write it. It would have allowed Catholics, Protestants, various other Christian denominations, and Jews freedom of worship, religious speech, and employment. This led to parliament claiming he was forcing everyone to become catholic, which is entertaining because he wasn't catholic at the time and the coauthor was a Quaker. I do appreciate this documentary for not attacking the brothers for leaving London many months into the Plague. Additionally, I'd recommend detailing Charles II and the future James II firefighting efforts in more detail as it was incredibly heroic as they risked death by the fire and by sheer exhaustion.
In general very good, but perpetuates the common misunderstanding of what "average life expectancy" means.
I've got a copy of Pepys' diary, he rode the Thames and watched the fire, and quotes what the weekly death list was for the plague
One time I had a blood clot. I sat by a roaring fire and somehow the clot poured out of my nose.
I stood over the fire, under the bridge, and let the blood pour into the fire.