Statements (64)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_II
gptkb:The_Great_Plague |
gptkbp:author |
Christopher Hill.
Daniel Defoe. David Cressy. E. A. Wrigley. Eric Hobsbawm. G. M. Trevelyan. John Aubrey. Peter Laslett. R. H. Tawney. Samuel Pepys. |
gptkbp:caused_by |
bacteria Yersinia pestis
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gptkbp:communication |
fleas
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced art and music
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gptkbp:cultural_references |
depicted in films and literature.
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gptkbp:duration |
40 days
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gptkbp:economic_activity |
led to better sanitation practices.
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gptkbp:economic_impact |
disruption of trade
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gptkbp:end_of_life |
approximately 100,000
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gptkbp:ends_at |
1666
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gptkbp:exported_to |
poor sanitation
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gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Great_Fire_of_London
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gptkbp:government_type |
closure of theaters
banning of public gatherings establishment of pest houses |
gptkbp:healthcare |
establishment of health boards.
limited knowledge of disease transmission |
gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by historians for its impact.
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gptkbp:historical_context |
part of a series of plagues in Europe
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gptkbp:historical_documentation |
diaries and letters from the period
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gptkbp:historical_event |
kept in archives.
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
lessons in epidemic response.
one of the last major outbreaks in England. |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Plague of 1665
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gptkbp:impact |
epidemiology studies.
|
gptkbp:influenced_artists |
inspired works like Daniel Defoe's ' A Journal of the Plague Year'.
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gptkbp:is_affected_by |
poor and working-class populations
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
memorials and plaques.
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gptkbp:launched |
1665
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gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:quarantine_measures
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gptkbp:legacy |
led to improvements in public health.
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gptkbp:local_economy |
population decline
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gptkbp:minister |
increased religious fervor
blame on sinfulness of society. |
gptkbp:notable_event |
last major outbreak of bubonic plague in England.
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gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:King_Charles_II
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gptkbp:notable_for |
gptkb:Sir_William_Davenant
gptkb:Thomas_Beecham John Milton's son. |
gptkbp:occurs_in |
gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Great_Plague_of_London
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gptkbp:public_perception |
mass burials
fleeing the city |
gptkbp:recorded_by |
gptkb:John_Graunt
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gptkbp:responds_to |
public health measures
|
gptkbp:social_structure |
increased fear and paranoia
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gptkbp:symptoms |
fatigue
fever chills swelling of lymph nodes painful headaches |