Well, at least that’s what they are saying in this article from the Guardian newspaper.

According to Dr Tim Brooks, some recently unearthed skeletal remains support his theory.

Black death researchers extracted plague DNA from 14th century skulls found in east London. Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA

Seems like they can’t dig in London without unearthing something fascinating… In August of 2012 they were digging up a parking lot and found the bones of King Richard III!!

King Henry III