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The Black Death

Audiobook

The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the medieval world in the late 1340s. From Central Asia the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of Europe's population died. In England the population fell from nearly six million to just over three million. The Black Death was the greatest demographic disaster in European history.

Sean Martin looks at the origins of the disease and traces its terrible march through Europe from the Italian cities to the far-flung corners of Scandinavia. He describes contemporary responses to the plague and makes clear how helpless was the medicine of the day in the face of it. He examines the renewed persecution of the Jews, blamed by many Christians for the spread of the disease, and highlights the bizarre attempts by such groups as the Flagellants to ward off what they saw as the wrath of God. His book is a vivid and dramatic account of one of the great catastrophes of history.


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Series: Pocket Essential Publisher: Pocket Essentials Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781848392021
  • File size: 100814 KB
  • Release date: January 4, 2010
  • Duration: 03:30:01

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781848392021
  • File size: 101116 KB
  • Release date: January 4, 2010
  • Duration: 03:30:01
  • Number of parts: 4

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The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the medieval world in the late 1340s. From Central Asia the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of Europe's population died. In England the population fell from nearly six million to just over three million. The Black Death was the greatest demographic disaster in European history.

Sean Martin looks at the origins of the disease and traces its terrible march through Europe from the Italian cities to the far-flung corners of Scandinavia. He describes contemporary responses to the plague and makes clear how helpless was the medicine of the day in the face of it. He examines the renewed persecution of the Jews, blamed by many Christians for the spread of the disease, and highlights the bizarre attempts by such groups as the Flagellants to ward off what they saw as the wrath of God. His book is a vivid and dramatic account of one of the great catastrophes of history.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Pocket Essentials
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781848392021
    File size: 100814 KB
    Release date: January 4, 2010
    Duration: 03:30:01

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781848392021
    File size: 101116 KB
    Release date: January 4, 2010
    Duration: 03:30:01
    Number of parts: 4

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English