The Horror Of The Black Plague In Europe In 1347
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The population of Europe took a devastating turn during the fall of
1347. A disease had broken out, and was carried on the backs of rats who
were infected by the fleas carrying the disease, which eventually was
passed on to man, causing the enlargement of the lymph nodes, and
eventually death, us ....
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.... political, social, and economic problems
arose.
Politically the plague didn’t have much effect on Europe. The
Hundred Years’ War was being fought, and the plague added more fatalities
to the war. The war was suspended and the fighting stopped in 1348 because
of the number of soldiers that died. But it soon enough started back up.
There was no permanent effect on the course of politics. Parliaments were
adjourned, but were quickly reconvened. King Alfonso XI of Castile was the
on ....
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