The Great Plague of London (0)

Great Plague of London.
The Great Fire of London.
Samuel Pepys's diary .
The Great Plague of London (1665-1666)
The Great Plague was a massive outbreak of disease in
England that killed an estimated 100,000 people
The plague arrived with a merchant carrying a parcel of cloth
sent from London, although this is a disputed fact
It was the last major outbreak of the plague in England
The English outbreak is thought to have originated from the
Netherlands
By July 1665, plague was in the city of London itself
Though concentrated in London, the outbreak affected other
areas of the country
A bill of
mortality for the
plague
People at the plague
King Charles II of England, his family and his court left the city for
Oxfordshire
The aldermen and the the majority of the other city authorities opted
to stay at their posts
- The Lord Mayor of the city, Sir John Lawrence quarantined himself in a specially-built
glass case so he could carry out his duties
Several public health efforts were attempted
Physicians were hired by city officials
Burial details were carefully organized
Authorities ordered fires to be kept burning night and day, in hopes
that the air would be cleansed
Plague cases continued at a modest pace until September
1666. At about September 2nd and 3rd, when was the
Great Fire of London , the plague outbreak tapered off.
Great Fire of London
2 September to 5 September
1666.
It started at the bakery of
Thomas Farriner
It consumed 13,200 houses,
87 parish churches, St.
Paul's Cathedral, and most
of the buildings of the City
authorities
It is estimated that it
destroyed the homes of
70,000 of the City's
The death toll from the fire is
unknown and is traditionally
thought to have been small
By the 1660s, London was by far the largest city in
Britain
Many buildings were made of wood - The only major
stone-built area was the wealthy centre of the City.
Fires were quite common in the crowded wood-built city
with its open fireplaces, candles, ovens, and stores of
combustibles.
They had self-reliant community procedures for dealing
with fires, and were usually effective .
Unfortunately all that didn't help.
On 5 September the Great Fire was over.
Samuel Pepys's diary
(23 February 1633 ­ 26 May 1703)
Samuel Pepys, was an English naval administrator and Member
of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary.
The detailed private diary he kept during 1660­1669 was first
published in the nineteenth century.
In his diary was talked about :
Women he pursued
His friends
Jealousies
Insecurities
trivial concerns
his fractious relationship with his wife
·The most important is that in this diary is spoken about many great
events what happened in London at the 17 century. Like the Great Fire
of London and The Great Plague of London.
Pepys's diary has become a national monument.
The Great Plague of London
Pepys was not among the group of people who were most at risk:
he did not live in cramped housing, he did not routinely mix with
the poor, and he was not required to keep his family in London in
the event of a crisis
the most notable fact about Pepys's plague year is that to him it
was one of the happiest of his life
On 31 December, in his annual summary, he wrote that 'I have
never lived so merrily (besides that I never got so much) as I have
done this plague time
Pepys suggested that the Navy Office should evacuate to
Greenwich, although he did offer to remain in town himself.
The Great London fire
In the early hours of 2 September 1666, Pepys was woken by his servant who
had spotted a fire in the Billingsgate area . He taught that the fire wasn't
serious and turned back to bed. Soon a servant woke him up again and told
him that 300 houses had been destroyed and London bridge was threatened.
Pepys went to the Tower to get a better view. Without returning home, he
took a boat and observed the fire for over an hour .
Pepys became the first person who informed the King about the fire.
Pepys also started arranging the removal of his possessions. Many of his
valuables, including his diary, were sent to friend of the Navy Office at
Bethnal Green
On 7 September he went to Paul's Wharf and saw the ruins of St Paul's
cathedral, of his old school, of his father's house, and of the house in which
he had had his stone removed. Despite all this destruction, Pepys's house,
office and diary had been saved.