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Podcast: London History
Episode: 38. The Black Death: London's First Plague
Description: Even after 671 years the Black Death has left its mark on London reminding us of the devastation that disease can inflict on communities. With the help of my colleague Ian McDiarmid we are going to investigate London during the Black Death which wiped out half of the population within nine months. We will look at how the Black Death got its name, how it spread, what people thought was causing it and what the authorities did to try and stop it. We will look at how we buried our dead and challenge some of the myths surrounding the Black...