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About The Dancing Plague: When Medieval Peasants Danced Themselves To Death | After Dark

When people think of Medieval diseases, hysterical dancing is not usually what first comes to mind. Yet in 14th and 15th century Germany, dozens of ordinary people claimed to be infected by the ‘dancing plague’. What was this mysterious phenomenon? What caused it? And was it even a real disease? Strap in as Dr. Anthony Delaney and Dr. Maddy Pelling speak to Dr. Eleanor Janega, co-host of Gone Medieval, to discover why these people just couldn’t stop dancing.

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As a history documentary, The Dancing Plague: When Medieval Peasants Danced Themselves To Death | After Dark uses dancing, plague, medieval as its central frame. Historical documentaries interpret surviving evidence rather than simply replaying the past. Watch how archives, archaeology, expert interpretation and first-hand records are used, and note where uncertainty or competing explanations remain.

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The Dancing Plague: When Medieval Peasants Danced Themselves To Death | After Dark
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History
Runtime
39 minutes
Language
English
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History Hit

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