Why London's streets are full of bodies

#London #History #Travel
London has a dark history: one of fires, executions, plagues and pandemics?. Biffo and Sanja travel through the historic streets to discover the grim secrets hidden beneath. How does the time of The Great Plague compare to our most recent pandemic?
Stops along the way include the home of The Monument, London Bridge, the Tower of London, and the old Roman Wall.
Also: why was Samuel Pepys a parmesan freak...?
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - The Great Plague wasn’t London’s first pandemic
00:36 - How similar was 1664 pandemic life to 2020?
1:04 - The Monument and the Great Fire of London
2:35 - Pudding Lane and… Greggs?
4:00 - St Dunstan in the East Church Garden & Dunstan Checks In
06:54 - What did the plague & the Great Fire of London have in common?
09:07 - Who was Samuel Pepys?
11:03 - Sanja’s guide to plague health
13:43 - Samuel Pepys was a Parmesan freak
21:22 London Bridge
25:03 - What did the people of London eat around the time of the plague?
25: 47 - They used to sell merch at the Tower of London?
29: 20 - Plague pits
32:58 - Who came up with the concept of quarantine first?
34:24 - Ancient Roman wall in London
36:02 - The 1664 comet
36:48 - Why do so many tube stations have ‘gate’ in their name?
37:51 - Sites of confirmed or suspected plague pits in London
38:08 - Smithfield Market
38:52 - Charterhouse Square
41:36 - Some other plagues
42:19 - All about the buboes
47:25 - Execution sites for pirates
48:54 - A cheery ending (not)
Topics covered:
British history, UK history, British history explained, UK secret places, weird discoveries, facts about the UK, facts about London, the great plague, the black plague, the black death, buboes, plague pits in London, Roman Wall in London, The Monument in London, Tower Bridge, The Great Fire of London and the plague, Pudding Lane, Samuel Pepys diary, plague superstitions, plague symptoms, plague treatments, the view from London Bridge, Smithfield Market history, Charterhouse Square history, London Tube stations, pirates, exploring London, interesting places in London