Plague Year, 1665

It was about the beginning of September 1664 when You, among the Rest of Your Neighbours, heard in ordinary Discourse, that the Plague had return'd again in Holland. You thought Nothing of this News. What a Fool you were!

London suffered through a devastating outbreak of the plague in 1665. Daniel Defoe published a novel, Journal of the Plague Year, that chronicled the city's residents many trials and tribulations. This text-based game lets you explore how you would fare in this troubling time. Created by students in HIST 1206EL-01 Western Civilization, Fall 2020, at Laurentian University.