The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague

The Black Death’s Ports of Entry

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

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E4: Now examine the plague's first sustained appearance in Europe, at the Crimean trading port of Caffa. Learn about the Mongol siege of the city that preceded the outbreak, and how the plague moved west with escaping sailors. Follow the spread of the plague to Constantinople, to Italy, and into France and England.

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.