Six abandoned and lost Dorset villages you never knew about Dorset has a vast history spanning many centuries, with developments over the years changing the face of the county. While some towns grew in size due to more and more people settling in Dorset, other villages or settlements just became abandoned and were lost in time. These were later uncovered by historians or by archaeological digs. Some villages were abandoned for varying reasons or were just simply destroyed. Not a lot is known about some of these lost Dorset villages, so there is limited information available. Here are a number of lost Dorset villages that time has forgotten about.
What we have forgotten about the pandemics that killed millions of Indians over 100 years ago
Over half of the 70 million deaths from pandemics between 1817 and 1920 took place in India, points out Chinmay Tumbe in his new book. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Depending on one’s perspective, this blighted year has been the best or worst possible time to pick up a book (properly sanitised, of course) about the history of deadly global pandemics. Chinmay Tumbe makes a strong case for the former.
In
The Age of Pandemics, he documents a series of catastrophes which makes the past year look positively benign in comparison. Between 1817 and 1920, some 70 million people around the world died during cholera, plague, and influenza pandemics. Over half of those deaths occurred in India.