Lectures - Lessons from the Black Death

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As many as 200 million people died 700 years ago in the worst pandemic in history. What were the causes and consequences? Seven centuries ago, the world faced its greatest pandemic. Up to 200 million people died in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe in the middle of the 14th Century. Between 30% and 60% of Europe’s population perished. It took two centuries for the global population to recover to pre-plague levels. What caused the Black Death? What happens to society when so many people die? What was the effect on those who survived? What are the lessons of the Black Death?

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