By 1351, the plague's spread had significantly diminished; by 1353, the Black Death had been suppressed. The final death toll is unknown. But it is estimated that the outbreak claimed upwards of ...

The Black Death's last major outbreak in Great Britain caused a mass exodus from London, led by King Charles II. The plague started ... The total death toll was more than 1.1 million worldwide ...

Cleanliness is next to godliness for many animals, no matter their size. Find out more about some of the animals that, ...

Wendy found that five of the 17 members the Farrow family of her ancestors died in the course of 17 days that summer, so the death toll in ... how the Black Death, or Bubonic Plague, was ...

The Black Plague was repeatedly ... Eight years later, the bell did toll for Donne, who died of stomach cancer about a month after preaching his famous "Death's Duel" sermon.

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Historian Frank Meeres has made an intriguing and timely study of how pandemics swept through Norwich for three centuries from 1349 – and investigates the terrifying toll they took. Around half ...

The Black Death in ... As many believed the plague was sent by God, they were encouraged to attend church. Self-isolation probably did much to reduce the death toll, along with colder winter ...

Historian Frank Meeres has made an intriguing and timely study of how pandemics swept through Norwich for three centuries from 1349 – and investigates the terrifying toll they took ... Norwich until ...