The Economist

What really happened during the Black Death

So large was the death toll and so great was the danger of contagion that funerary customs were disrupted. People fled cities ...
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I discovered how the Black Death spread

This video explores the historical spread of the Black Death, detailing its impact on society and the routes it traveled during its devastating journey across Europe. #BlackDeath #History #Europe Iran ...
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The Black Death: What was it, how did it start and what is its legacy?

Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what triggered the deadly plague that wiped out over half the medieval population of Europe. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Leibniz ...
PBS

Could This Be the Black Death’s Earliest Victim?

A spike in gravestones from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan led historian Philip Slavin to theorize that the Black Death may have begun years before it swept through Europe. Inscriptions mentioning “pestilence” ...
People

How Volcanic Eruption May Have Triggered Europe’s Deadliest Pandemic, According to New Study

The new research about the Black Death was published earlier this month Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Getty Scientists suggest in a new study that the Black Death may ...
Digital Journal

Science reveals new trigger point for the Black Death

People watch lava at a volcanic eruption at Litli Hrutur near Reykjavik, Iceland - Copyright AFP Kristinn Magnusson People watch lava at a volcanic eruption at Litli ...
PBS

Could This Be the Black Death’s Earliest Victim?

Ancient gravestones in Kyrgyzstan hint the Black Death began long before it reached Europe. A spike in gravestones from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan led historian Philip Slavin to theorize that the Black Death ...