The Black Death (1347–1353)
The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. Beginning in the mid-fourteenth century, the disease spread across much of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, killing tens of millions of people within only a few years. Its effects went far beyond the immediate loss of life. The pandemic disrupted agriculture and trade, transformed labor relations, intensified religious and social tensions, and permanently altered the demographic and economic structure of medieval society. ...