Black Death

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Not since the infamous Black Death in the 14th century had the toll been so severe.

From Los Angeles Times

This could be a story about today, but it is also the pattern that emerged across Europe in the aftermath of one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history, the Black Death.

From New York Times

If the Black Death did indeed cause such a shift, Dr. Izdebski and his colleagues reasoned, they should be able to see it in the species of pollen that survived from the Middle Ages.

From New York Times

From the archives: April 2020: From the Black Death to AIDS, pandemics have shaped human history.

From Los Angeles Times

That dubious distinction belongs to the infamous "Black Death," a bubonic plague that swept through Europe and the Near East in the mid-14th century.

From Salon