The Plague

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    The Beginning

    1331-1334: Plague outbreak in Southwestern China spreads through Asia to the Mediterranean.
  • 1345

    Close to Home

    Plague occurs in Volga River basin and spreads through Eastern and Central Europe eventually reaching Constantinople.
  • 1347

    Italy

    Black plague reaches Italy
  • 1348

    France

    Jan. 1348: Plague reaches Marseilles, France
  • 1348

    London

    Nov. 1348: Plague reaches London
  • 1349

    North of the British Isles

    May 1349: Plague reaches Scotland, Wales and Ireland
  • 1349

    North

    1349: Scandinavia affected by the plague
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    Eastern Europe

    1350: Uncharted Eastern Europe affected by plague
  • 1382

    The Return

    1382: Black plague returns to Europe, takes an especially heavy toll on Ireland
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    Paris

    Plague of Paris
  • 1559

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam plague

  • Spain

    1647: Great plague of Seville

  • London Again

    1665: Great Plague of London

  • Fire

    1666: The Plague in England up until the Great Fire of London that kills the rats carrying the disease

  • Central Europe

    1679: Plague in Central Europe, small outbreak in England

  • North Again

    1710-11: Outbreak of plague in Sweden and Finland

  • Back to France

    1720: Plague in Marseilles

  • The Balkans

    1770: Plague in the Balkans; lasts about 2 years