The Black Death: The Plague That Killed a Third of Europe#blackdeath #history #plague #medieval

In 1347, twelve ships sailed into a harbor in Sicily, and almost everyone on board was dead. Within five years, the Black Death had killed tens of millions of people. This is the full story: where it came from, how it spread, what medieval doctors tried, the first quarantine, and how the deadliest pandemic in history changed the world forever. 0:00 Cold Open 0:37 A Crowded World 1:27 Where It Came From 2:38 The Ships of Death 3:09 What Was It? 4:21 The Great Mortality 6:51 Medieval Medicine 8:23 Fear and Blame 9:11 The First Quarantine 10:00 Why It Faded 10:21 A New World 11:34 It Came Back 12:27 The Plague Today 13:10 Finale #blackdeath #history #plague #medieval