The black death

A common misconception held by many is that there was only one single outbreak of Black Death. Unfortunately, the worst effect Black Death had was its capability of reoccurring again, and again, and again. In some cases it was able to spread through out all of Europe. Yet, the first outbreak of Black Death was the widest spread and the most devastating of them all. In late October of 1347 the Genoese fleet entered the harbor …

…Holy Land failing. Europe was also feeling the effects of the Hundred Years’ war as well as other wars erupting which added famine to plague. The effects of Black Death were horrific standing alone, but they were worsened by the problems that were already being felt in Europe. Black Death made a situation were catastrophe that was inevitable come at a quicker pace and hit with a harder force then ever imagined possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**