Season 9 · Episode 5
437 The Pale Horseman
The scythe of the Pale Horseman cuts at London's people
The History of England · David Crowther
January 4, 202638m 32s
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Show Notes
In May 1665, worrying reports of plague cases crop up inside the walls of London; by June the summer heat was oppressive and it became clear - the plague had returned. Charles and his court left to terrorise Oxford while Londoners died; in plague-stricken Eyam, the villagers cut themselves off to protect their neighbours
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