A list of thirty facts and quotes about the Black Death
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Most people thought the Black Death was the end of the world. According to one ranking system it was a bigger disaster than World War I. (It is worth remembering this was also the period of the Hundred Years War.) And yet, people still dispute what exactly the bacterium was that caused this outbreak. And we cannot ever know how many people it killed. I included two sources for the origin as that seems to be disputed too, although I cannot tell if the dispute is legitimate unless I spend more time on that question than I want to.
A list of thirty facts and quotes about the Black Death
A list of thirty facts and quotes about the…
A list of thirty facts and quotes about the Black Death
Most people thought the Black Death was the end of the world. According to one ranking system it was a bigger disaster than World War I. (It is worth remembering this was also the period of the Hundred Years War.) And yet, people still dispute what exactly the bacterium was that caused this outbreak. And we cannot ever know how many people it killed. I included two sources for the origin as that seems to be disputed too, although I cannot tell if the dispute is legitimate unless I spend more time on that question than I want to.