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The Black Death: everything you wanted to know

The Black Death: everything you wanted to know

FromHistory Extra podcast


The Black Death: everything you wanted to know

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor John Hatcher answers listener questions about the medieval pandemic, and reflects on how the Covid-19 crisis might shape our understanding of the plague Professor John Hatcher, author of The Black Death: A Personal History, responds to listener questions and internet search queries about the medieval pandemic that ravaged 14th-century Europe. He also reflects on how the current Covid-19 crisis might shape our understanding of the Black Death.
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Released:
Jan 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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