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About The Strange Similarities Between Covid And The Plague | The Great Plague | Real History

Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave, and journalist John Sergeant trace the plague back to its source, and look into whether history is repeating itself again.

The Strange Similarities Between Covid And The Plague | The Great Plague | Real History is presented by Real History. Its listed runtime is 44 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a history documentary, The Strange Similarities Between Covid And The Plague | The Great Plague | Real History uses strange, similarities, between 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 Strange Similarities Between Covid And The Plague | The Great Plague | Real History
Category
History
Runtime
44 minutes
Language
English
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Real History

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