The Black Death | Podcast series - HistoryExtra

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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Episode 1 Introduction . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2 Origins & spread . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 Living through the plague . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4 Medieval medical thinking . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5 Death, sin & spirituality . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6 How the pandemic transformed societies . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Turning points 1348: The Black Death . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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