S1:E5 The Black Death (1347 A.D.)

(2017) - 27 min

Documentary, History

Did the first outbreaks of the bubonic plague occur in China, or the region of the Caspian Sea? To this day experts cannot pinpoint the exact location. How did the black death of plague spread so successfully? After decades of research, it appears that the rat flea was the major carrier of the horrific disease.