The pandemic known as the Black Death caused the death of millions of people throughout Europe. Historical research has suggested that about half the population in Europe died from the plague. It is difficult to know exactly because no-one kept accurate records of the population at the time. Black Death was a dark time, how well do you know about it?
1308
1328
1348
1378
Bubonic Plague
Bubotic Plague
Bucolic Plague
Bulimic Plague
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
By dirty drinking water
By fleas
By flies
By open sewers
Black rats
Harvest mice
Hedgehogs
Stray cats
Coughing fits
Large dark swellings
Splitting headaches
Throat ulcers
5-15%
10-25%
33-50%
70-80%
It was a punishment from God for their sins
It would only kill the very elderly
People could be immunised against it
The doctors could cure it
Bone marrow
The brain
The kidneys
The lungs
No people were left over the age of 21
So many had died that there was a lack of workers
Surviving workers were able to ask for higher wages
The Lord of the Manor had to pay his workers more