Name: Horrible Histories - The Great Plague
Uploaded: 2014-05-15T05:45:01.000Z
Duration: 4 min 15 s
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this is hhtv news bringing you live news direct from the past

the plague epidemic seems to be spreading rapidly

let's go over to our correspondent mike peabody who's in the thick of it, mike

i've come to sixteen sixty five where literally thousands are dying from the

i caught up with this grave digger to find out how the plate was affecting his

well i've been so busy for years, i've buried 30 people just this

yeah, they're dropping like flies at the moment

and i suppose the real worrying thing is that the plague can strike so very

bishops think they've tracked down the root cause of the plague

the great plague is punishment on people who are very naughty and very rude

as a result too, even the wicked can die of the plague

doctors are doing their best to combat this deadly disease using the very

everybody knows, the best way to beat the plague

and is that effective? -oh yes, very effective. i mean, take me.

there is a new group on the fringes of modern english medicine

who think there may be another cause to the illness. this group call themselves

the most important thing is not just to guess what's responsible

we need to take a closer look at the evidence and then analyze it logically

and uh, one way that we do this is by using this brand new invention, the

hahaha, microscope! hahaha, what do they expect to find, tiny

everybody knows, the plague comes from bad air, and all you need, is a bag of lavender! hahaha,

fallen over again are you in fact, dead... he's dead...

this is mike peabody reporting for hhtv news in plague riddled

1665, really wishing, i was somewhere else

in 1665, there were lots of theories as to how the plague was being spread.

pigs, pigeons, and rabbits. but the real cause, hahaha, it was those rats! ha!

ye sun tomorrow. everybody's talking about it, everybody's got it.

the great plague. read our health tips on how you could prevent the plague.

yes, you can avoid infection, just by putting a gold coin in your mouth.

plus: "i woke up in a cart full of dead plague victims!"

a few too many (?), fell asleep, when i woke up, they chucked me on the plague cart!

talk about red on the face, a bit purple in places

that's all in ye sun tomorrow, make ye sun the last thing you read before

so, london was right with the plague in 1665, at least 1666

not! the great fire almost burnt london to a cinder!

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