The Black Death

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📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we'll delve into the Black Death, a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague that swept across Europe between 1347 and 1351, having far-reaching effects on life, society, and culture. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium= ...  Show more

In the late 1340s, people in cities, towns and villages across the medieval world began to fall ill from a mysterious pestilence. This six part series looks at the how the Black Death shook the Middle Ages, killing millions and transforming societies. Speaking to expert historian ...  Show more

Between 75 million and 200 million people died in the Black Death, or Plague, which caused social, economic and religious upheavals that had a profound effect on the course of European history. How did the Black Death come about? How did if affect particular populations? For how ...  Show more

The epidemic known as the Black Death struck Europe in 1347 and completely upended medieval society. It's been estimated that roughly half of the European population was killed by this gruesome disease. Despite huge advances in our understanding of this epidemic debate still rema ...  Show more