What Was the Black Death?

In a few years, it wiped out a quarter of Europe's population. It looked like the end of the world. The Black Death or Plague caused tremendous headaches, great fever, sweating and shivering. But unlike in other cases of fever, the victims had swellings filled with pus on the ... [ read more >> ]

Black Death in Italy, 1348

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Black Death in Italy, 1348