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In England, as in other countries, one of the few things that offered a measure of protection against the pestilence was privilege.
— Jun 30, 2020 08:39AM
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During those two years, perhaps 50 percent of England was consumed in the mortality.
— Jun 29, 2020 06:43AM
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Bonfires were set to ward off the pestilence and guards were posted to keep strangers out of the city.
— Jun 24, 2020 01:04PM
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Under instruction from municipal authorities, all ships entering Venice were boarded and searched; vessels found harboring foreigners and corpses were set ablaze.
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As the state of public sanitation worsened, public outrage grew.
— Jun 11, 2020 10:00AM

