Essays on Black Death

When one hears the word “plague”, they likely picture the Black Death, the bubonic plague epidemic most often taught about in schools; compared to this familiarity, the plague epidemic that killed 100% of its victims, the Manchurian Plague, is far less familiar. This epidemic, which…

Introduction My family and I have been planning for a family trip and picnic to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, located in Badlands, western North Dakota, USA (Nps.gov, 2019). The National Park is ideal for hiking trails, scenic drives, and ranger-led programs. The collection of…

History is much more than what just happened and to whom it happened to but how we as humans understand and ascribe to these events. A great plague swept over Europe where one third of Europe’s population died. In the book “In the Wake of…

A silent killer that appeared out of no where and wiped out over a third of Europe’s populating and in some place’s entire cities. The black death was an epidemic like no one had ever seen before and hopefully will never see again. So, what…

The nature and number of people living in cities have been affected by infectious diseases. Over the course of history, illnesses have always been big epidemics. Many infectious diseases have played an important role in our lives, our economies, our culture and our daily lives….

“Realizing what a deadly disaster had come to them, the people quickly drove the Italians from their city. However, the disease remained, and soon death was everywhere. Fathers abandoned their sick sons. Lawyers refused to come and make out wills for the dying. Friars and…

For the peoples of 14th century Eurasia, their world was thriving with no fear of any kind of damage to the incline of their societies. However, with no warning, the Black Death struck leaving possibly up to 200 million people dead. This plague, in some…

The bubonic plague also known as “Black Death” was an epidemic that spread throughout Europe. It was known as the “black death” due to the color of one’s infected skin and tumors. This plague was the worst epidemics in history and it spread from Mongolia…