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Middle Ages: Bubonic Plague: "Black Death"

Bubonic Plague - Black Death

After 8 Centuries, Rats Exonerated in Spread of Black Death. Gerbils Implicated.
The Washington Post
Black Death
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The Plundering Plague and the Downfall of the Republic of Venice
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Black Death
History.com
The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever
The Black Death, 1348
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Plague: The Black Death
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"Climate-driven Introduction of the Black Death and Successive Plague Reintroductions into Europe
PNAS Journal Article (V.2 No.10) by Boris V. Schmida, Ulf Büntgenb,c,d, W. Ryan Easterdaya, Christian Ginzlerb, Lars Walløee, Barbara Bramantia, and Nils Chr. Stensetha

Spread of Black Death Interactive Map