Black Death Strikes London

Name: Black Death Strikes London
Start: 1348
End: 1349

Type Event Region England Time 1348–1349

After entering England via southern ports in 1348, the Black Death swept London from that autumn through 1349, causing mass deaths and profoundly res…

Timeline

1348Southern England · EnglandIn summer 1348 the Black Death entered England's southern ports and coastal towns by sea from France and the Low Countries; Somerset, Dorset, and other places were the first to record mass deaths, foreshadowing the outbreak in the capital.
1348–1349London · EnglandThe epidemic reached London in autumn 1348, with deaths peaking in 1349; according to parish registers and later estimates, London and its surroundings may have lost between a third and half of their population, with many empty houses, halted work, and a surge in funerals placing severe strain on municipal and church order.

Sources

Black Death in England https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death
The Black Death — Philip Ziegler (1969)