Sing a Song of Sixpence is endlessly reinterpreted. One popular explanation makes it a rhyme about the Dissolution of the ...

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This is the first major archaeological dig in this part of the Tower of London. Archaeologists have uncovered more than 20 previously unknown burials during new excavations at the Tower of London, ...

In new excavations centered around the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula on the grounds of the Tower of London, archaeologists have uncovered more than 20 previously unknown burials. Following a ...

Title page for a collection of ‘Bills of Mortality’ that chronicled the Great Plague’s death counts (1665) (via Wellcome Images) The personification of death goes back centuries, with Thanatos of ...

The Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Plague Mask is the focus of a Mysteria Ecclesiae DLC main quest called "Prevention." As the plague gets out of control and Henry is forced to confront it more directly, ...

Nov. 2, 1664. Great Plague of London began.—For some years London had been almost free from the bubonic plague, but an outbreak of great intensity began in the autumn of 1664, probably spreading from ...

Originating in China in the 1300s, plague arrived in Europe aboard a ship, bringing fearsome death in its wake. The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, carrying away at least a third of ...

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After a El Dorado County resident tested positive for the plague, Californians may be wondering about their risks of contracting the deadly disease. A South Lake Tahoe resident was recently diagnosed ...

PLACERVILLE — A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, according to health officials in El Dorado County. Related Articles The tiny creatures that can turn a California outing into ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for plague, health officials reported Tuesday. Officials said they believe the individual was bitten by a flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.