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Black Death History
How the Bubonic Plague of 1347 Swept Medieval Europe, Who Was Blamed, How the Pandemic Changed Work, Faith and Art, and What Ancient DNA RevealsBy Imad Muratspahic
Length2h 51m
About this audiobook
Rats, plague pits and beaked masks: most of us carry a handful of half-true images of the Black Death and little else. What really happened when a deadly infection reached the harbors of Europe in 1347 and crossed the continent in four years? Black Death History tells that story as a narrative, from the hungry, crowded Europe of the 1340s to the silent streets of Siena and Florence, the doctors who blamed bad air and bad stars, the flagellants, the false accusations that destroyed Jewish communities, the empty fields and rising wages that followed, and the ancient DNA that is revising the details today. It stays with the plague years and their aftermath instead of surveying the whole Middle Ages, it is not a medical manual, and it says plainly when historians disagree and when a number cannot be known. Inside, you'll discover: Written in plain English for readers with no background in medieval history, each chapter opens on a single vivid moment and builds toward one idea to carry forward, and a Quick Reference at the back adds a timeline, a who's who, a glossary and a myths-versus-facts list.
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GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Important Notice
2Start Here: Skeletons in Neat Rows
3Chapter 1: The Rain That Would Not Stop
4Chapter 2: The Road West: From the Steppe to Messina
5Chapter 3: A Flea, a Rat and a Germ: What the Plague Really Was
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6Chapter 4: Messina to Bergen: The Plague Crosses Europe
7Chapter 5: What the Living Saw: A Plague Town in 1348
8Chapter 6: Bad Air and Bad Stars: How Doctors Explained the Plague
9Chapter 7: Flee, Isolate, Pray: How Europe Fought Back
10Chapter 8: The Lie About the Wells: Blame and Persecution
11Chapter 9: Counting the Dead: How Many, and How Do We Know?
12Chapter 10: Empty Fields, Rising Wages and the Revolt of 1381
13Chapter 11: Priests, Painters and the Dance of Death
14Chapter 12: The Plague Comes Back: Later Outbreaks and What Ancient DNA Reveals
15What the Great Mortality Left Behind
16Quick Reference: Timeline, Who's Who, Glossary and Myths
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