The+Black+Death

The Black Death, or the second major bubonic plague outbreak, occurred between 1346 and 1353 killing upward to one third of the population of Europe [1]. There are some misconceptions that revolve around the black death, such as that black refers to the skin discolorations accompanying the disease. The term "black" is in fact meant in the metaphorical sense of "terrible" [2] . "The Black Death" was actually not used until the middle of the sixteenth century; before this point contemporaries called it the "pestilence" [3].



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[1] Wray, S. K. "Ole J. Benedictow. The Black Death, 1346-1353: The Complete History. Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Boydell Press, 2004. Xvi, 433 Pp., Illus. (No Price Given)." // Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences // 60.4 (2005): 514-16. Print. [2] //Ibid.// //[3] Ibid//.