Black death
What was the Black Death and when did it end?
What was the Black Death and when did it end?
Chinese city warns of Black Death risk after case of bubonic plague
6 Jul 2020
How life under the bubonic plague reflected today’s pandemic
How life under the bubonic plague reflected today’s pandemic
Historian looks back at the diary of 17th-century British naval administrator Samuel Pepys
27 Apr 2020
How the black death changed the world
How the black death changed the world
The plague brought about the rise of the middle class - and pubs
17 Mar 2020
Beijing residents fearful after outbreak of plague
Beijing residents fearful after outbreak of plague
Chinese authorities say they have it under control, but citizens fear a lack of transparency might hide a wider contagion
14 Nov 2019
Rats off the hook: Black Death 'caused by giant gerbils'
Rats off the hook: Black Death 'caused by giant gerbils'
New study suggests giant gerbils carried the bubonic plague from Asia, 'exonerating' their rodent counterparts
24 Feb 2015
BLACK DEATH: Rats off the hook after 650 years
BLACK DEATH: Rats off the hook after 650 years
The Bubonic Plague of 1348 was actually a pneumonic plague, say scientists studying skeletons dug up in London
30 Mar 2014