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573 - The Black Death

573 - The Black Death

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The Black Death or The Plague, was a devastating global plague pandemic that swept across Europe, Asia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353 killing a large percentage of Earth's population. On this episode we look at where it came from, how it spread and how it changed the course of humanity.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:32 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.historytoday.com/archive/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35064071https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic https://jmvh.org/article/the-history-of-plague-part-1-the-three-great-pandemics/https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkssk7#zc9gg7h https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/nursery-rhyme-meanings-often-urban-myths/8225910 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/septicemic-plague#diagnosis https://www.who.int/news/item/29-09-2026-who-reports-latest-global-trends-in-cholera--meningitis-and-plague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#Consequences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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