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A Deadly Outbreak of Plague, Nearly 5,000 Years Before the Black Death

New York Times 17 Jun 2026
The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild ... .
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‘The Black Death’ Review: A Shadow Across the World

Wall Street Journal 12 Jun 2026
The bubonic plague in the 14th century caused more deaths than authorities could count ... .
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The Black Death by Thomas Asbridge review – a medieval horror story

The Guardian 08 Apr 2026
The story of the Black Death, as historian Thomas Asbridge shows in this magisterial survey, contains many such echoes of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it also shows just how relatively lucky we were a few years ago.
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How the Black Death in Europe built the foundations of the Renaissance

The Times of India 06 Apr 2026
... in EuropeAccording to World History Encyclopedia, the Black Death, primarily caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, originated in Central Asia and spread to Europe via trade routes in 1347.
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