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Free FreeJoin us for a fascinating evening commemorating the 350th anniversary of London’s Great Plague of 1665 with leading London historian and writer Dr Stephen Porter and Museum of London human osteology curator Jelena Bekvalac.
Discover the work of physicians fighting the plague, the story of the famous 1665 epidemic as well as the history of London's plague burial sites and the work of the Museum of London's Centre for Human Bioarchaeology revealing lives, deaths and diseases of Londoners over the centuries.
Programme
5.30pm: registration, drinks & display browsing opens
6.30pm: Lecture: Physicians and the plague Katie Birkwood, RCP rare books librarian
6.45pm: Lecture: London's Great Plague, 1665 Dr Stephen Porter
7.20pm: Lecture: London bodies - plague pits and pathology Jelena Bekvalac
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2015-06-29 2015-06-29 Europe/London ‘This calamitous year’: plague, doctors and death An evening of expert talks & displays commemorating London’s Great Plague of 1665. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/06/29/this-calamitous-year-plague-doctors-and-death-60668 ,,, Meeting point to be confirmedWhat else is hapening in London on 29th Jun 2015
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