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The Black Death: Medieval Europe's recurring nightmare

The Black Death, also known as 'the Plague', is one of the most devastating events of the Middle Ages. It was a disease that spread across much of the world over several centuries. However, the most lethal moment in its history occurred in the mid-1300s...

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    Black Death quarantine: how did we try to contain the most deadly disease in history? (Free to read)

    Black Death quarantine: how did we try to contain the most deadly disease in history? (Free to read)

    In the autumn of 1348 a ship glided into the port of Southampton in England, carrying a disease from the east that had already ravaged the western …

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