#310 | A History of Vampires | Fangs, Fear and Fiction
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Great Vampire Epidemic
In Venice, archaeologists have uncovered buried plague victims from the 16th century. Among them is one body with a brick in its mouth. Historians believe this to be an attempt to prevent the individual from rising from their grave and feasting on the living. During the 18th century, increasing accounts of vampire sightings were reported. The period of 1725 to 1755 has been dubbed the Great Vampire Epidemic. But across Europe, stories of vampires continued to grow both in volume and in popularity,. While beliefs in witches and werewolves were starting to fade.
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