The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague

Did Plague Really Cause the Black Death?

Educational Nov 1, 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: In recent years, scholars have reassessed the causes of the Black Death, questioning how it spread through medieval Europe with such astonishing speed and virulence. Here, investigate additional factors that may have contributed to the devastation, such as other diseases, bacteria, and other possible forms of transmission.

Educational Nov 1, 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2016
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.