Resultado de búsqueda
The Great Plague epidemic of 1665 is believed to have killed a sixth of London's inhabitants, or 80,000 people, and it is sometimes suggested that the fire saved lives in the long run by burning down so much unsanitary housing with their rats and their fleas which transmitted the plague, as plague epidemics did not recur in London ...
1 de sept. de 2016 · For a fire that destroyed some four-fifths of London — including 89 churches, four of the City’s seven gates, around 13,200 houses and St Paul’s Cathedral — one remarkable aspect of the Great...
4 de mar. de 2014 · The city burned through Wednesday, and the fire—now known as The Great Fire of London—destroyed the homes of 70,000 out of the 80,000 inhabitants of the city. But for all that fire, the...
27 de jul. de 2022 · How many people died in the Great Fire of London? After the fire, the Parish Clerks’ bills of mortality, listing causes of death, were collated, with just six deaths appearing to have been fire-related. “It’s a mystery as to why more deaths aren’t recorded,” says Jeater. “There must have been more.”
22 de jun. de 2022 · The Tower of London survived the Great Fire. Although many homes were destroyed, not many people died.
16 de may. de 2024 · Great Fire of London, (September 2–5, 1666), the worst fire in London’s history. It destroyed a large part of the City of London , including most of the civic buildings, old St. Paul’s Cathedral , 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses.
1 de may. de 2023 · Temporary buildings were erected that were ill-equipped, disease spread easily, and many people died from this and the harsh winter that followed the fire. As well as loss of life, the financial...
