Category: Plague
The Medieval Black Death Made You Healthier—If You Survived
Time Game of Thrones doesn’t tell you the half of it. Life during the medieval ages was nasty, brutish and short. That was especially true during what became known as the Black Death. The widespread outbreak of plague struck between 1347 and 1351, killing tens of millions of people, resulting in the loss of 30 to […]
Jun 6, 2023
Oldest evidence of plague in Britain is over 4,000 years old
UK Natural History Museum The plague was already circulating in Britain thousands of years before the Black Death. New research reveals that Yersinia pestis was widespread across Europe during the Bronze Age, with multiple strains circulating across the continent. The earliest evidence of the plague in Britain has been discovered. Researchers investigating Bronze Age human remains found […]
May 30, 2023
