Over the years doubts have been expressed about the accepted view that the Black Death was caused by bubonic plague. By looking at the evidence of tree-rings and ice cores, the author has identified a series of natural catastrophes at the beginning of the fourteenth century, caused by meteor strikes.
| ISBN: | 9780752435985 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2006 |
| Author: | M G L Baillie |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
History: plagues, diseases, famines Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history History of medicine Diseases and disorders Natural disasters Astronomy, space and time |