Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
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Health & Disease
Health & Disease
The Great Pestilence in London
Plague killed over half of the city’s population between 1348 and 1352
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
A Spanish view of the Great Fire of London
A 1666 report shows the fire made international news
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Great Smog of 1952
12,000 people died when a toxic polluted fog descended on London