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May 26, 2024 · When the Queen was crowned in 1952, Prince Philip was right by her side – and when Queen Elizabeth passed in September 2022, it was just over a year after the death of her beloved husband...
May 26, 2024 · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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- It is not known for certain how many people died during the Black Death. About 25 million people are estimated to have died in Europe from the plag...
- The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was likely...
- The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean an...
- Yersinia causes three types of plague in humans: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Although there is DNA evidence that Yersinia was present in vi...
- The effects of the Black Death were many and varied. Trade suffered for a time, and wars were temporarily abandoned. Many labourers died, which dev...
- The Black Death has also been called the Great Mortality, a term derived from medieval chronicles’ use of magna mortalitas. This term, along with m...
3 days ago · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
1 day ago · Updated: 5:23 AM EDT June 7, 2024. PENDLETON, Ind. — Indiana State Police is investigating the death of an inmate Thursday morning, who is the suspect in the murder of Richmond Police Officer Seara Burton. According to ISP, Phillip M. Lee, 48, was found unresponsive in his cell around 12:45 a.m. June 6 at the Pendleton Correctional Facility.
3 days ago · VIENNA, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Philip N. Pirlozzi, age 86 of Vienna, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, May 31, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 13, 1937, to the ...
2 days ago · Died: April 9, 2021, Windsor Castle, England (aged 99) House / Dynasty: house of Windsor. Notable Family Members: spouse Elizabeth II. daughter Anne, the Princess Royal. son Prince Andrew, duke of York. son Charles III. son Prince Edward, earl of Wessex. (Show more) Top Questions. What is Philip, duke of Edinburgh, known for?
May 31, 2024 · PHILIP BYERS Obituary. BYERS, Philip J. Age 75, of North Andover, died May 30, 2024. He was born on May 28, 1949 to William and Pauline Byers of Lawrence. Philip attended the Lawrence Public Schools and then, Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he majored in Government and contributed poetry to the college literary journal.
