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Which devastating epidemic struck London in 1625, worsening the economic crisis that marked the end of the Jacobean period between 1620 and 1626?

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The Jacobean era concluded amid a severe economic downturn from 1620 to 1626, which was further aggravated by a major outbreak of the bubonic plague in London in 1625. This deadly epidemic severely impacted the population and economy during that time.

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