ShortHand: The Black Death
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ShortHand: The Black Death

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 15, 202629 min

In just seven years, the bubonic plague killed half of all Europeans – more than 50 million people. We look at its surprising origins on the Mongolian battlefield (where diseased bodies were literally catapulted at the enemy); its unstoppable spread through a terrified Europe; and how it turned cultural, religious and social life in the 14th century completely upside down. -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

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This is a very beautiful place. This is a very beautiful place. This is the place where you can visit. The place where you can visit the park.

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If you want to visit the place where you can visit, you can visit the place where you can visit. You can visit the park. I hope you will visit the park.

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I hope you will visit the park. I hope you will visit the park. I hope you will visit the park. Let's party.

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