Seriously, life back then was the pits, and not just because of the plague.
However, if you want to learn more about the Black Death, I have the perfect podcast for you. This is one of my top five, and I save it for my runs so I can savor Patrick Wyman’s storytelling (he has a talent for bringing history to life.) Right now, he is rebroadcasting his plague episodes. Fascinating.
The podcast is Tides of History, and I recommend every episode. He does deep dives into the history you probably didn’t learn in school. I don’t know if your world history class was anything like mine, but after learning about the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Romans, and the ancient Greeks, the school year was over. We never got to the Fall of the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle ages, or even the Black Death. For shame!
But now, thanks to Tides of History, I get to learn cool history, and there isn’t even a test at the end. Perfect.
So check out the Black Death episode on Tides of History and be glad we don’t live in the 1300s.
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If you ever get interested in the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman Empire after Constantine split it.) a good entry point is Charles Oman’s histories. From a literature standpoint, Eric Flint’s “Belisarius” series of fantasy books are easy, interesting reads.