Cholera was one of the most devastating diseases to hit Europe in the 19th century, with a series of epidemics taking hundreds of thousands of lives. And because its cause was a mystery, people were ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...

Meanwhile, Dr Henry Gaulter has begun to plot cholera outbreaks on a map and begins to believe there is a link between poverty and cholera. Students could discuss the reasons why disease spread so ...

The Watsons have tentatively identified him as John Ruddy—an 18-year-old laborer from rural County Donegal, who sailed from Derry in the spring of 1832. He likely had cholera, alongside dozens ...

In 1832, a massive outbreak of cholera hit the United Kingdom, having spread from Russia and across Europe, according to the Sheffield City Council. Called ”King Cholera,” the disease would go ...

A new exhibition has also opened in Glasnevin Cemetery Visitor Centre about the 1832 cholera pandemic, which killed around 25,378 people in Ireland between March and December 1832. More than ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...

Dr Henry Gaulter’s cholera map led him to believe housing played a role in the spread of cholera in parts of Britain. He interviews residents of back-to-backs. The voice-over explains why this ...