Great Plague of London
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The Great Plague of London was a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665–1666 that killed a large portion of the city’s population and marked the last major epidemic of its kind in England.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bubonic plague outbreak
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epidemic → historical event → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Plague
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Great Plague of 1665 → |
| associatedWith |
flight of the wealthy from London
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increased use of quarantine laws → plague doctors’ beaked masks → |
| authorOfRelatedWork |
Daniel Defoe
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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| documentedIn |
London Bills of Mortality
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| endTime |
1666
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| feature |
mass graves
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plague pits → red crosses painted on infected houses → watchmen guarding quarantined homes → |
| followedBy |
Great Fire of London
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| follows |
earlier outbreaks of Black Death in Europe
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| hasCause |
Yersinia pestis
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bubonic plague → |
| historicalSignificance |
last major outbreak of bubonic plague in England
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major event of the Stuart period → |
| impact |
economic disruption in London
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significant demographic decline in London → social disruption in London → |
| legacy |
influenced later public health practices in England
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| location |
London
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| monarchDuringEvent |
Charles II of England
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| notableAreaAffected |
City of London
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parishes outside the City walls → |
| numberOfDeaths |
about 100000
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about one quarter of London’s population → |
| partOf |
Second plague pandemic
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| peakPeriod |
summer 1665
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| pointInTime |
17th century
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| publicHealthResponse |
closure of theatres
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isolation of infected households → quarantine measures → restrictions on public gatherings → use of plague doctors → |
| relatedWork |
A Journal of the Plague Year
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| significantEvent |
mass mortality in London
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| startTime |
1665
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| symptom |
chills
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delirium → fever → swollen lymph nodes (buboes) → vomiting → |
| transmittedBy |
fleas
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rats → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Black Death
("Great Plague")
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Great Plague of London ("Great Plague") → Great Plague of London ("Great Plague of 1665") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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A Journal of the Plague Year
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basedOn |
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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describesEvent |
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Restoration (England)
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keyEvent |
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Charles II of England
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notableEvent |
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Great Fire of London
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precededBy |
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A Journal of the Plague Year
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setInTimePeriod |
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Stuart period
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significantEvent |
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
("Great Plague")
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subjectMatter |
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Samuel Pepys
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witnessed |