–Following the outbreak of Covid-19, a disease known as coronavirus, stories about the Black Death are seemingly in the news more than ever. It is estimated that 50 million people died as a result of the deadly plague. But what caused the disease? Where did it start? And what were its symptoms? Here's your guide to the illness that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1348...

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Questions answered by Professor Samuel Cohn and Professor Tom Beaumont James

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