About The Black Death. What Do We Know? We Asked A Medieval Historian
Ever wondered what your chances of survival were if you were unlucky enough to catch the plague? Join Medieval Historian and co-host of the podcast Gone Medieval Eleanor Janega in this new film as she answer some of the most google questions about the Black Death aka The Plague aka The Great Pestilence...
The Black Death. What Do We Know? We Asked A Medieval Historian is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 24 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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