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Britain has endured some of the deadliest and most defining tragedies in world history—from pandemics and industrial catastrophes to transport disasters and terror attacks that reshaped safety laws, emergency response, and national consciousness.

Today's explainer breaks down the UK’s most devastating events: what happened, why they were so catastrophic, who was affected, and how each tragedy forced change across the country.

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Let me know in the comments: which of these tragedies impacted you the most?

Timestamps/Chapters:

00:00 — Titanic Disaster (1912)
02:29 — The Black Death (1347–1350)
05:20 — Quintinshill Rail Disaster (1915)
06:58 — The Great Plague of London (1665–1666)
09:21 — 1918 Influenza Pandemic (1918–1919)
11:52 — Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion (1988)
13:54 — Senghenydd Colliery Disaster (1913)
15:59 — Hillsborough Disaster (1989)
18:12 — 7/7 London Bombings (2005)
20:21 — Manchester Arena Bombing (2017)


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