History of Great Plague

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Though concentrated in London, the outbreak affected other areas of the country. Perhaps the most famous example was the the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. The plague arrived in a parcel of cloth sent from London. The villagers imposed a quarantine on themselves to stop the further spread of the disease. Though succesful, the village lost around 80% of its inhabitants.

Though concentrated in London, the outbreak affected other areas of the country. Perhaps the most famous example was the the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. The plague arrived in a parcel of cloth sent from London. The villagers imposed a quarantine on themselves to stop the further spread of the disease. Though succesful, the village lost around 80% of its inhabitants.

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After a localised outbreak in Provence in southern France in 1720-21, Europe suffered no more such attacks of plague, though the disease remained virulent in other regions, killing over a million in India in the first quarter of the twentieth century.

After a localised outbreak in Provence in southern France in 1720-21, Europe suffered no more such attacks of plague, though the disease remained virulent in other regions, killing upwards of ten million in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries according to some estimates.