London In Plague And Fire
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The Plague And The Fire
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Author : James Leasor
language : en
Publisher: House of Stratus
Release Date : 2001
The Plague And The Fire written by James Leasor and has been published by House of Stratus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
London In Plague And Fire 1665 1666
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Author : Roland Bartel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-09
London In Plague And Fire 1665 1666 written by Roland Bartel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Selected Source Materials For College Research Papers.
The Great Plague And Fire Of London
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Author : Charles J. Shields
language : en
Publisher: Facts On File
Release Date : 2002
The Great Plague And Fire Of London written by Charles J. Shields and has been published by Facts On File this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Fires categories.
A detailed history of two disasters that befell London, England: the Great Plague of 1665 in which it is estimated that at least 70,000 died, and the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed four-fifths of the city.
Plague And Fire
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Author : Peter Gray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Plague And Fire written by Peter Gray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Fire extinction categories.
Chronicles the outbreak and epidemic of the Bubonic Plague in London in 1665, and the city's purge by fire in 1666. Gives views by four citizens of that time.
The Plague And Fire Of London
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Author : John Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
The Plague And Fire Of London written by John Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with History categories.
The Great Plague And Great Fire Of London
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-09-04
The Great Plague And Great Fire Of London written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-04 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the disasters *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In the 14th century, a ruthless killer stalked the streets of England, wiping out up to 60% of the terror-stricken nation's inhabitants. This invisible and unforgiving terminator continued to harass the population for hundreds of years, but nothing could compare to the savagery it would unleash 3 centuries later. This conscienceless menace was none other than the notorious bubonic plague, also known as the "Black Death." The High Middle Ages had seen a rise in Western Europe's population in previous centuries, but these gains were almost entirely erased as the plague spread rapidly across all of Europe from 1346-1353. With a medieval understanding of medicine, diagnosis, and illness, nobody understood what caused Black Death or how to truly treat it. As a result, many religious people assumed it was divine retribution, while superstitious and suspicious citizens saw a nefarious human plot involved and persecuted certain minority groups among them. Though it is now widely believed that rats and fleas spread the disease by carrying the bubonic plague westward along well-established trade routes, and there are now vaccines to prevent the spread of the plague, the Black Death gruesomely killed upwards of 100 million people, with helpless chroniclers graphically describing the various stages of the disease. It took Europe decades for its population to bounce back, and similar plagues would affect various parts of the world for the next several centuries, but advances in medical technology have since allowed researchers to read various medieval accounts of the Black Death in order to understand the various strains of the disease. Furthermore, the social upheaval caused by the plague radically changed European societies, and some have noted that by the time the plague had passed, the Late Middle Ages would end with many of today's European nations firmly established. In the 17th century, the people of London could boast that they had developed some of the most advanced firefighting technology and methods in the world, including the use of primitive fire engines. There were even vendors of such machines who advertised in papers of their machines' abilities to quench great fires. Of course, even with trained firefighters and new devices, the most skillful efforts could still prove limited in the face of a giant fire, as Rome had learned over 1500 years earlier and as Chicago would learn nearly 200 years later. In fact, one of the primary reasons London developed ways to fight fires was the fact that the city was particularly vulnerable. Although London was over 1500 years old and sat at the heart of the British Empire, most of the buildings were made of wood, and the city was overcrowded, in part due to the fact that city planners worked with and around the ancient Roman fortifications that had been constructed to defend it. As such, while there were spacious areas for the elite and rich outside of the city, London itself had narrow streets full of wood buildings that were practically on top of each other. With some bad luck and bad timing, a potential disaster awaited the city, and that finally came in September 1666. As it turned out, the Great Fire of London was so bad that one author who studied the blaze described it as "the perfect fire," referring to the convergence in the largest city in England of spark, wood and wind in such a way that no one could stop the fire or even fight it effectively. The fire lasted three days, and by the end of it, Londoners were shocked by the wide-scale destruction, which was so great that Samuel Pepys remarked, "It made me weep to see it." In the aftermath, people looked for scapegoats, ranging from King Charles II to the Pope and his Catholic supporters, while England's leaders looked to rebuild the city.
Great Plague And Fire
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Author : Richard Tames
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Release Date : 1999
Great Plague And Fire written by Richard Tames and has been published by Heinemann Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fires categories.
Designed to tie in with the National Curriculum, each of the four titles in the Turning Points in History series examines the events and effects of a major historical watershed. This book looks at the events of the Great Fire of London and its impact as a turning point in history.
The Plague And Fire Of London Described By An Eye Witness
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Author : John Scott
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Plague And Fire Of London Described By An Eye Witness written by John Scott and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with History categories.
First published in 1666, just months after the Great Fire of London, this firsthand account of the disaster was written by a resident of the city who witnessed the events firsthand. Scott's vivid descriptions of the flames and the sickness they caused offer a haunting portrait of one of the most dramatic moments in English history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Plague And Fire Of London
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
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Students will witness through documents and Broadsheets two
Great Plague Fire
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Author : Richard Tames
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Great Plague Fire written by Richard Tames and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Great Britain categories.
Looks at how London survived the plague which wiped out half of its population, followed by the Great fire of London in 1666 which destroyed most of the city. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.