“From Plagues to Political Turmoil: Discover the Unimaginable Struggles of Humanity’s Darkest Eras!”

"From Plagues to Political Turmoil: Discover the Unimaginable Struggles of Humanity's Darkest Eras!"

1. The Black Death (1347-1351) 

Miniature by Pierart dou Tielt illustrating the Tractatus quartus by Gilles li Muisit (Tournai, c. 1353), 1349 burning of Jews-European chronicle on Black DeathMiniature by Pierart dou Tielt illustrating the Tractatus quartus by Gilles li Muisit (Tournai, c. 1353), 1349 burning of Jews-European chronicle on Black Death
Photo Credit: By Pierart dou Tielt (fl. 1340-1360) – Public Domain/Wiki Commons.

The Black Death wasn’t just any plague. Oh no, this was a catastrophe on a scale that’s hard to fathom. An estimated 75 to 200 million people perished, their lives swept away by a mysterious disease that no one really understood. You could watch your neighbors fall ill and die in days, and then you’d be next! Streets were filled with the dead, and fear of contagion gripped entire cities.

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