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22. A Day In The Worst Year To Be Alive: Year 536 AD | A Day In History

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In the year 536 AD, a major global event saw the world plunged into darkness and despair. Temperatures plummeted, crops failed, people starved, and the colder climate became the perfect breeding ground for disease.Modern scholars have called 536, not just a terrible year in human history, but perhaps the worst year to ever be alive. It began the coldest decade in 2500 years and its effects were still felt over a century later. Prior to the year 536, life for the average citizen in Europe, the Middle East or Asia was already a struggle. Toiling in the fields day and night, they had to contend with almost constant warfare and disease rampaging through their villages. #year536 #history #536ad #worstyearinhistory #weirdhistory #historychannel #plague #romanempire #romanhistoryDISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to [email protected]: Richard GibsonVoiceover Artist: Chris RedishMusic: Motionarray.comCopyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.Managed by PodcastPayouts.com ------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the year 536 AD, a major global event saw the world plunged into darkness and despair. Temperatures plummeted, crops failed, people starved, and the colder climate became the perfect breeding ground for disease.Modern scholars have called 536, not just a terrible year in human history, but perhaps the worst year to ever be alive. It began the coldest decade in 2500 years and its effects were still felt over a century later. Prior to the year 536, life for the average citizen in Europe, the Middle East or Asia was already a struggle. Toiling in the fields day and night, they had to contend with almost constant warfare and disease rampaging through their villages. #year536 #history #536ad #worstyearinhistory #weirdhistory #historychannel #plague #romanempire #romanhistoryDISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to [email protected]: Richard GibsonVoiceover Artist: Chris RedishMusic: Motionarray.comCopyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.Managed by PodcastPayouts.com ------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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