573 - The Black Death
Notes de l’épisode
The Black Death or The Plague, was a devastating global plague pandemic that swept across Europe, Asia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353 killing a large percentage of Earth's population. On this episode we look at where it came from, how it spread and how it changed the course of humanity.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:32 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35064071
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic
https://jmvh.org/article/the-history-of-plague-part-1-the-three-great-pandemics/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkssk7#zc9gg7h
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/nursery-rhyme-meanings-often-urban-myths/8225910
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/septicemic-plague#diagnosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#Consequences
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