Plague
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- Created on: 19-02-19 09:55
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- Plague of 1665
- Causes
- At the time
- Punishment from God
- Alignment of stars
- Unbalanced Humours
- 40,000 dogs and 200,000 cats killed
- Today
- Caused by bacteria in rats blood stream that passes to fleas
- At the time
- Effect
- Population
- 130,000 people died across england
- Economy
- Colchester saw two-thirds drop in cloth produces
- Pubs and theatres closed
- Goods couldn't be exported from port in London
- Government
- Unable to collect taxes
- To fund Dutch war
- Shortfall of £400,000
- Unable to collect taxes
- Ideas and Beliefs
- Dissented priests returned
- Puritan priests had ran away
- Dissented priests returned
- Population
- Measures taken
- Visitors
- Believed to cause plague
- Given white sticks to be avoided
- Believed to cause plague
- 'Shut up'
- Crosses on doors with 'Lord have mercy on us
- Couldn't leave for a month after last sign of illness
- Visitors
- Causes
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