The Great Plague, 1665 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of the Great Plague outbreak
Year of the Great Plague outbreak
1665
Time since Black Death to Great Plague
Time since Black Death to Great Plague
Over 300 years
Main theory for plague's cause in 1665
Main theory for plague's cause in 1665
Miasma theory (bad air/poisonous vapours)
The four humours
The four humours
Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
New understanding about plague spread
New understanding about plague spread
Could spread person to person through contact
Theory of transference treatment method
Theory of transference treatment method
Transferring disease to birds/chickens held near buboes
Sweating treatment for plague
Sweating treatment for plague
Wrapping in blankets near fires to sweat disease out
Plague doctor mask contents
Plague doctor mask contents
Sweet-smelling herbs to ward off miasma
How did 1665 government response compare to Black Death?
How did 1665 government response compare to Black Death?
Much more organised and comprehensive
Public gathering prevention measure
Public gathering prevention measure
Theatres & entertainment venues closed, gatherings banned
Reason for mass killing of dogs & cats
Reason for mass killing of dogs & cats
Believed they carried the disease
Street cleaning purpose in 1665
Street cleaning purpose in 1665
Remove waste creating 'bad air' (miasma theory)
Household quarantine duration
Household quarantine duration
40 days if anyone caught plague
Disposal of plague corpses
Disposal of plague corpses
Daily collection by carts, buried in mass graves
Year Great Plague outbreak subsided
Year Great Plague outbreak subsided
1666