Introducing a six-part podcast series examining how the Black Death shook the Middle Ages
HistoryExtra podcast editor Ellie Cawthorne presents a brand new history series. Learn from expert historians on how this devastating disease killed millions and transformed societies.
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MembershipaudioEpisode 1Introduction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEpisode 2Origins & spread. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEpisode 3Living through the plague. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEpisode 4Medieval medical thinking. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEpisode 5Death, sin & spirituality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEpisode 6How the pandemic transformed societies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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MembershipaudioPlagues of our past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
