The Great Plague of London. 1665, 1666. Tenements. No running water. No sanitation. Poverty. Squalor. Rat fleas. Yersinia pestis bacterium. Some 100,000 dead in a two-year span. And what, pray tell, happened to all those corpses during the Great Plague, you ask? Well, after London's cemeteries reached maximum capacity, pits were dug around town for the remaining corpses. Now, my dear curious Anglophiles, you're in luck: Historic UK has put together an interactive map showing you where all those "plague pits" are located. The next time you're in London--perchance looking for a lovely spot to picnic?--you'll undoubtedly want to visit some of these sites!
To read Historic UK's article about the "plague pits" and see the interactive map, click the link below.
To read Historic UK's article about the "plague pits" and see the interactive map, click the link below.
