Great Mortality. An Intimate History of the Black Death, Paperback - John Kelly

A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst hum...

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Explore the history behind the bubonic plague that left Europe reeling from one of the greatest losses in history The Black Death is the name most ...

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Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Anne GreenIllustration(s): 65 color plates, 25 halftonesNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

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New B-format paperback - The definitive history of the virulent and fatal plague outbreaks that wiped out half of London's populations from the med...

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