Ever wondered what your chances of survival were if you were unlucky enough to catch the plague? Join Medieval Historian and co-host of the podcast Gone Medieval Eleanor Janega as she answer some of the most google questions about the Black Death aka The Plague aka The Great Pestilence...

00:00 Intro
00:22 What was the Black Death?
00:58 When was the Black Death?
02:09 Where was the Black Death?
03:16 How many people died of the Black Death?
05:57 Where did the Black Death come from?
07:03 Who started the Black Death?
07:10 Why is it called the Black Death?
08:00 What else was the Black Death called?
08:49 What did the Black Death look like?
10:09 What were the Black Death’s symptoms?
11:16 Was the Black Death bubonic or pneumonic?
13:06 What was the cure for the Black Death?
13:11 Why was the Black Death so deadly?
14:57 Was the Black Death contagious??
15:45 How did the Black Death spread so quickly?
17:31 Was Black Death spread by the Mongol Empire?
19:12 Was the Black Death spread by rats?
19:56 Why did the Black Death start in Weymouth?
21:10 Did the Black Death reach Scotland?
21:48 Who did the Black Death affect?
23:04 How was the Black Death treated?

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