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SCOUT· 64%40m·2025-03-10·HistoryBlack Death: The Origin Story
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 152
The myth goes thus: the Black Death reached Christendom at the Siege of Caffa when Mongols catapulted diseased bodies over the walls. Where did we get this story? What actually happened at Caffa? And how did the Black Death really enter Europe? Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney are joined by Professor Hannah Barker,…
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