Black Death

THE TERRIFYING TRUE STORY OF THE OUTBREAK THAT CRIPPLED THE WORLD

DEFINING MOMENT BLACK DEATH, 1346-53 One of the most devastating pandemics in human history, millions died and an entire continent was brought to its knees. After enjoying generations of sunshine and warmer climes, Europe had undergone an unprecedented population boom that saw more people living on the continent than ever before. At the turn of the first millennium there were 24 million people in Europe, and by 1340 this had reached 54 million. Entire countries were straining at the edges of their farmlands and eating into the forests, and the availability of food was beginning to reach the limits of population support. A dire evil, however, stalked the land, just as the Little Ice Age began, and a century later Europe’s population had plummeted to 37 million. The origins of…

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