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Date startStart date of the disease. 1258-05-19 Sunday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. London
RegionHistorical region(s) England
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics, Mortality, Trinity
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Immense disease in London.

Text originalOriginal text

Anno eodem, circa festum Trinitatis, immanis pestis et intolerabilis populum praecipue invasit et afflictum miserabiliter peremit.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the same year (1258), around the feast of the Trinity, an immense and intolerable disease especially struck the people, miserably afflicting and killing them.

References

  1. ^ Matthaei Parisiensis: Chronica majora 1872–1884 
  2. ^ Translation by Martin Bauch 

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