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86. The Black Death: A Global History
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In the mid-fourteenth century, a deadly plague swept across the world, transforming lives from Europe to the Middle East, north Africa and Asia. Thomas Asbridge, internationally renowned expert on the history of the Middle Ages, explores the Black Death as a truly global event, tracing how it spread, how different societies responded, and why its impact was so profound. Bringing the human story to the fore, he reveals how monarchs, merchants and ordinary families faced fear, loss and uncertainty; but also showed resilience and compassion. Moving far beyond familiar European narratives, Asbridge offers fresh insight into one of history’s most devastating crises, and the lessons it still holds for us today.
