The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague

The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague « Series from 2022

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While the story of the Black Death is one of destruction and loss, its breathtaking scope and effects make it one of the most intriguing chapters in human history.

Understanding the unfolding of the plague and its aftermath provides a revealing window not only on the medieval world but also on the forces that brought about the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and modernity itself.

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Europe on the Brink of the Black Death

The Epidemiology of Plague

Did Plague Really Cause the Black Death?

The Black Death’s Ports of Entry

The First Wave Sweeps across Europe

The Black Death in Florence

The Black Death in France

The Black Death in Avignon

The Black Death in England

The Black Death in Walsham

The Black Death in Scandinavia

The End of the First Wave

Medieval Theories about the Black Death

Cultural Reactions from Flagellation to Hedonism

Jewish Persecution during the Black Death

Plague’s Effects on the Medieval Church

Plague Saints and Popular Religion

Artistic Responses to the Black Death

Literary Reponses to the Black Death

The Economics of the Black Death

The Black Death’s Political Outcomes

Communities That Survived the First Wave

Later Plague Outbreaks: 1353-1666

How the Black Death Transformed the World