Such diary entries may sound both complacent and inappropriate when we consider that at least 68,596 people died in the plague out of a total London population of 460,000.

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

This blog explores the plague’s history, its deadly types, and how it continues to affect populations today. UNDERSTANDING THE PLAGUE: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND MODERN-DAY PRESENCE.

A 15th-century Arabic disquisition on the plague has appeared for the first time in English translation, writes David Tresilian ...

Great plagues have changed the course of history. Best known is the Black Death (1347-51), introduced to Europe from Asia through trade routes, carried by rats and transmitted by fleas. This ...

The plague sounds like something out of a history book. But the disease—nicknamed the “Black Death” or “Great Pestilence”—that killed more than 25 million people, about a third of ...

A history of the plague. David Tresilian, Tuesday 13 Feb 2024. A 15th-century Arabic disquisition on the plague has appeared for the first time in English translation, writes David Tresilian ...