On this day in Tudor history, 11th July 1564, the plague hit the Warwickshire town of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
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11 July – Here begins the plague…
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The Plague
I seem to keep encountering the Plague (the Black Death) at the moment, mention of it, that is, and not the actual illness, so I thought I’d talk about it in this week’s Claire Chats video. Apologies for saying “boo” rather than “bew” in “bubonic. I was concentrating on saying pneumonic correctly that I went all Spanish with my pronunciation of “u”!
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Cause of the 1665 Great Plague confirmed
I know this isn’t Tudor, but it is fascinating nevertheless. According to a BBC news report, DNA testing has confirmed the identity of the bacteria that was behind the Great Plague of London in 1665.
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11 July 1564 – The Plague hits Stratford-upon-Avon
On this day in history, 11th July 1564, the plague hit Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, in Warwickshire, or rather the first death from the disease was recorded in the parish.
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