The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research

Plague, Grain, and the Mongols

Documentary Jan 19, 2023 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: We now know the grain trade was responsible for the movement of black rats and their fleas around the medieval world. Learn how a serious increase in European urbanization and well-established trade networks set the continent up for a devastating fall once the Mongols pushed west into the area.

Documentary Jan 19, 2023 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
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.