black death

Three gruesome stories from the first plague that swept medieval Europe are told in graphic novel format: An eyewitness describes how Florence was devastated in 1348 as plague reaches Europe; In 1349, flagellants travel around whipping themselves in public to show God they are sorry for their sins.and more.

Beset by an enemy from within, Dan searches for the gypsies he once knew in York and is led inexplicably into a calamity involving the Black Death in a hostile country among frightened and superstitious people.

Looks at the Black Death and why some individuals managed to survive it while others were dying all around them. Also paints a portrait of life at the height of an epidemic, uncovers previously unknown elements of the Black Death, and reveals its mysterious link to HIV immunity in today's population.

Looks at various aspects of medicine as it was practiced in the Middle Ages, and includes discussion of the Black Death.

Presents an introduction to the black death of the Dark Ages, exploring the history of the bubonic plague, which claimed the lives of twenty-five million people in Europe during a five-year period in the fourteenth century, and looks at its origins and how it spread.

Relive the dark horror of black death, a terrifying plague and the greatest catastrophe of the midieval time, that killed 14 million people in Europe.