The Great Plague in numbers
In 1666 the Great Plague tore through London, wiping out nearly a quarter of its population. See how it spread, who was blamed and how many died in our infographic – packed with surprising facts and figures.
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More on the Great Plague
Find out more about the Great Plague, and how we face epidemics in the modern world, in our blog:
Read our Great Plague blog posts
Did you know that one proposal to combat the plague was to float a ship of peeled onions down the Thames?