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Bristol's Great Flood of 1607: fragile book sheds new light on disaster


Bristol s Great Flood of 1607: fragile book sheds new light on disaster
Once-in-a-century chance to touch chronicle of disaster
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It was probably the worst flood in Bristol’s history - and killed thousands on either side of the Bristol Channel.
And now, a newly-transcribed chronicle by a team of historians at the University of Bristol, has shed new light on the day the sea invaded Bristol. ....

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Extreme weather events that hit Bristol 400 years ago revealed in newly transcribed chronicle -- Secret History -- Sott.net


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News Pamphlet illustration depicting the Great Flood in the Bristol Channel Jan 1607Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 17th century, including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that saw rivers frozen for months.
The detail comes from a chronicle that was acquired by Bristol Archives in 1932 but then declared as unfit for production due to its extremely fragile nature. Access to the manuscript was very limited making it difficult to investigate its contents.
Using digital photography, a team led by Dr. Evan Jones from the University of Bristol s Department of History, has now painstakingly transcribed the document which is named 09594/1. ....

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