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The Great plague & The London fire. Liise-Marie Valgi. The Great plague. 1665–1666 T he last major epidemic of the bubonic plague B egan in London in the poor parish Charles II and his Court left London and fled to Oxford . Rats carried the fleas that caused the plague . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Liise-Marie Valgi
The Great plague&
The London fire
1665–1666The last major epidemic of the bubonic plagueBegan in London in the poor parishCharles II and his Court left London and fled to
Oxford.Rats carried the fleas that caused the plague.All trade with London and other plague towns was
stopped.'Lord have mercy on us'
The Great plague
Doctors tried to protect themselves by wearing special clothes.
Victims were buried outside the city walls: Great Pit at Aldgate in London At Finsbury Fields.
The Lord Mayor of London ordered all the stray dogs and cats to be destroyed.
The Great Plague
About 20% of London's population diednearly 100,000 people
About 40,000 dogs and200,000 cats were killed
Consequences
September 2, 1666On Pudding Lane,
in the bakeshop of Thomas Farynor8 o'clock in the morning,
the fire had spread halfway across London Bridge.
The fire was too out of control to stop.
The Great Fire of London
The loss of life was minimal80% of the city proper was destroyed13,000 houses 89 churches52 Guild HallsHomeless and financially ruined citizensThe plague diminished greatly
Consequenses
Charles IIWider streets Buildings of brickSir Christopher Wren
50 churchesNew St. Paul’s CathedralMonument of the Great Fire
Monument Street.
Rebulding
The End!Thank you for listening!