Western Civilization

Secondary Sources: Lecture on Medieval History - The Black Death - Skip Knox

The Black Death

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1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. The Plague Approaches Europe
4. Arrival in the West
5. The Disease
6. Forms of Plague
7. A Description
8. Another Description
9. Official Reactions
10. Medical Measures
11. Learned Opinion
12. Avoidance
13. The Flagellants
14. Descriptions of the Flagellants
15. Effects: population loss
16. Effects: economy
17. Persecution of the Jews
18. Effects: culture
19. Effects: art
20. Effects: politics
21. Historical Timing of the Plague
22. Recurrence
23. A Postscript