1. The plague and The Great Fire
Tanel Unt

2. The Black Death
Black lumps
Inevitable death
Germs carried by fleas

3. The Black Death Britain was never free from the plague
1663 Black Death in Holland
Trade with the Dutch forbidden
1665 sudden raise of deaths
In summer number of deaths escalated

4. The Black Death Nobility, merchants, lawyers left the city
Soon everyone wanted to leave London
Had to have a certificate

5. The Black Death In July over 1,000 deaths per week
40,000 dogs and 200,000 cats killed
Only made things worse

6. The black death
Coloured staffs
Guards guarding houses

7. The Black Death
Ended in February 1666
~100,000 people perished

8. The Great Fire September 2, 1666 A beaker’s shop in Pudding Lane
Houses close togheter
Fire quicly spread

9. The Great Fire
Samuel Pepys
Lasted 4 days

10. The Great Fire 80% of the city was destroyed
Including St. Paul’s Cathedral

11. The Great Fire
Christopher Wren
Rebuilt churches
The London Monument

12. Sources
British history hand-outs