What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: The 'Black Death' entered England in 1348 through this port. It killed 30-50% of the country's total population
The Black Death, a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague, entered England via this port in 1348 and decimated up to half of the country’s population, drastically altering medieval European society and economy.
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