In India, the reaction is almost automatic. A black cat darts across the road, and the scooter in front slows down. In India, the reaction is almost automatic A black cat darts across the road, and the scooter in front…
As fears over a possible outbreak of plague in parts of Russia emerge, it serves as a reminder that one of history's most feared diseases never completely disappeared. Modern medicine usually contains outbreaks quickly, but plague remains a real disease,…
Published Oct 20, 2026 8:59 AM EDT In the summer of 1518, people in Strasbourg couldn’t seem to stop dancing—some even danced themselves to death. It all started with one woman, who stepped into the street and began moving uncontrollably. Soon, dozens of…
By The City Gent On 19th March 2020 I thought it might be interesting in these worrying days to look back on how one of my great heroes, Samuel Pepys, described the ferocious pestilence that attacked London’s citizens in 1665. Pepys survived, and…
The Black Death was the catastrophic first great wave of the Second Plague Pandemic, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.... FYI: Map of the Spread of the Black Death, c. 1346–1353 The Black Death was the catastrophic first great wave of the…
(And its Downfall)Continue reading on Medium » History of The Black Plague During the first several decades of the 14th Century (1301–1400 AD), the silk road trade was in its second peak in history, while having its good qualities, the exchange of…
A brand new historical drama depicting the remarkable story of the Peasants' Revolt hits cinemas today, but it's true story shares a key connection to one south east London area. Paul Greengrass' latest film, named The Uprising, stars Andrew Garfield…
The Uprising is the first film inspired by the peasants’ revolt of the summer of 1381 – the largest popular rebellion in medieval England. The revolt was triggered by the heavy-handed administration of a poll tax that required a fixed sum to…
ALEX BROWN gives context to the upcoming film, The Uprising, drawing on documents of the time that paint a different picture WILL STONE is absorbed by a painful life story told through heart-on-sleeve candour, and a huge back catalogue Seven…
Young adults appear to have been particularly vulnerable during the Black Death, according to new research comparing plague victims with people who died in Britain before the pandemic. Previous research had already identified an unusually high proportion of young adults…
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