The outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665 killed more than 100,000 people. It was the last major epidemic of the disease in Britain.
The descriptions in the show are based on Samuel Peyps' diary, and Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year
The outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665 killed more than 100,000 people. It was the last major epidemic of the disease in Britain.
The descriptions in the show are based on Samuel Peyps' diary, and Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year