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The Black Death in Europe and Its Aftermath
The article traces the Black Death from its likely Asian origins to its devastating spread across Europe during the 14th century. It highlights war as a primary vector, cites estimates of 25 million dead in three years, and notes major regional impacts from Italy to France and England, plus associated persecutions and later resurgences in the 16th and 17th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Asia
Egypt
Xerxes
Cyrus
Tamerlane
Justinian
Persia
Constantinople
Gaul
Italy
Naples
Pisa
Siena
Florence
Venice
France
Paris
Strassburg
Order of the
Flagellante
England
Richmond
Bosworth Field
Scotland
Langside
Mary
Charles II
Philadelphia Press