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National Black Death

The Great Famine (1315-1317)

  • The Great Famine
  • May 20, 2012
During the Medieval Warm Period, Europe enjoyed bountiful harvests and beneficial weather. However, the period ended in the mid-thirteenth century...
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The Little Ice Age begins (1250 A.D.)

Life was harsh in the fourteenth century. Wars, political and social upheaval, famine, and the Black Death made life short and brutal at all levels...
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Black Death: Wicker Man gets medieval

I watched Black Death and Season of the Witch a week apart, which gives some perspective on what goes right and what goes terribly wrong in both...
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Turning Points in Medieval History Part 3

The Black Death (1347-1351): The most devastating global pandemic struck Europe in 1347 and ravaged the continent until 1351. The plague began in...
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The Black Death

Justinian’s Plague in the 6th century appears to be the first time bubonic plague struck Europe killing up to half the population. The...
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Ring Around the Rosie and the Black Death

“Ring Around the Rosie” first appeared in Mother Goose in 1881. However, the nursery rhyme already enjoyed a colorful history by this...
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