The Black Death: New Lessons From Recent Research

The Black Death: New Lessons From Recent Research

Documentary 2022

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

Dorsey Armstrong corrects the inaccuracies in the historical account of the medieval pandemic.

Documentary 2022

PG

Starring Dorsey Armstrong

EPISODE 1

Reassessing the Black Death

Dorsey Armstrong debunks numerous popular assumptions about the medieval pandemic.

20 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG
EPISODE 2

A Deeper Dive into Rat and Flea Behavior

Dorsey Armstrong follows the scientific trail to determine the true origin of the medieval pandemic.

25 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG
EPISODE 3

Human-to-Human Plague Transmission

Dorsey Armstrong explores the recent findings about the transmission of the four types of plague.

17 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG
EPISODE 4

Plague, Grain, and the Mongols

An increase in urbanization and trade networks set Europe up for the plague.

31 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG
EPISODE 5

The Big Bang of the Black Death

Dorsey Armstrong explains Yersinia pestis and the arrival of plague in Europe.

25 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG
EPISODE 6

The Fate of the Plagues Survivors

Dorsey Armstrong examines the inherent societal flaws brought to the fore by pandemics.

21 min · Jan 19, 2023 PG

Dorsey Armstrong

Host

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The Black Death: New Lessons From Recent Research

DOCUMENTARY

Dorsey Armstrong corrects the inaccuracies in the historical account of the medieval pandemic.

Information

Studio: The Great Courses
Released: 2022
Rated: PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.