Related Links
- The Plundering Plague and the downfall of Venice Written by a historian with a PhD, this is an easy to read site
- Medieval London - 10 disgusting facts Great brief article from The Telegraph.
- On the trail of the Black Death A third of Europe's population died over four years due to the Black Death. But was it really spread by rats and fleas? Could it have been caused by a virus? And what has that got to do with the modern-day spread of HIV?
The spread of the plague
Spread of the Black Death
This programme takes a detailed look at the spread of the Black Death in the 14th century. From its theorised origins in Asia, we trace its movement along the famous Silk Road trade route to Europe.
SOURCE: Clickview (2014) Rated: E, Duration: 9:12 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/W3so
Books from the Library
Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel by Call Number: 909.07 ELLPublication Date: 2004People who lived in towns in the Middle Ages were usually part of the merchant class and were more often than not wealthier than village dwellers. Trade and Travel features daily life in a town, the artisans and business people who populated it, and what kind of transportation was available in the days of horse and cart.
SOURCE: Darlington, R. (2012). History alive 8 for the Australian curriculum. John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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