FACTS: Black Death: Medieval Pandemic That Put COVID to Shame

Black Death history and medieval pandemic facts that put COVID to shame. Bioweapons, bottled farts and other extreme plague counter measures - it's time for a deep dive into a pandemic that changed history. Discover why some people thought onions, urine baths and cuddling chickens could cure it - and how one Pope's hatred of cats helped doom Europe. There's also corpse-flinging Mongols, V-neck tunics and DIY cures including strapping live animals to your boils.• Pope who worsened the plague by killing cats• DIY cures including strapping live animals to your boils• Plague tactics 101: throw your dead over enemy wallsSpotify Tags: black death, medieval history, pandemic history, plague facts, dark history, medieval pandemic, plague history