The Black Death

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  • 1346

    Siege of Caffa

    Siege of Caffa
    It is widely believed that in the siege of Caffa there was some sort of biological warfare attack that brought The Black Death to Europe. According to Gabriele de’ Mussi, the Mongol army hurled plague infected bodies into the city of Caffa, transmitting the disease to the inhabitants. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/9/01-0536_article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/late-gothic-italy/beginners-guide-late-gothic/a/the-black-death. Plague depicted as a woman.
  • 1346

    Spread of the Black Death

    Spread of the Black Death
    This image shows the
    spread of the black death throughout the years.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death
  • Period: 1346 to 1351

    The Black Death

    The Black Death lasted for around 5 years. In the black death there were 3 different types of plague, Bubonic plague, Pneumonic plague and Septicaemic plague. These affected the lymph nodes, the lungs and the blood respectively.
    It is estimated that 30 to 60 percent of the European population was killed off by the black death.
  • 1347

    Fleet of "Death Ships"

    In October of 1347 a fleet of "Death Ships" arrived at the Sicilian port of Messina and brought with them the plague and many dead or sick sailors.
  • Period: 1348 to 1349

    Jewish Massacares

    Many thousands of Jewish people were massacred between 1348 and 1349 as European citizens believed that the plague was a punishment from the Christian God.
    This 14th century image shows Jewish people being burnt at the stake.
    Miniature by Pierart dou Tielt illustrating the Tractatus quartus bu Gilles li Muisit (Tournai, c. 1353).
  • 1349

    Quarantine

    People implemented quarantine into their strategies to protect against the sick. Quarantine comes from the Italian word "Quarantina" which means 40 days. This concept of quarantine was first imposed in The Republic of Ragusa, Dalmatia (modern day Dubrovnik, Croatia)
  • 1350

    Grave for plague victims

    Grave for plague victims
    Bubonic plague victims in a mass grave in Martigues, France
    S. Tzortzis - http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0197-f1.htm
  • 1351

    Damaged Feudal System

    Towards the end of The Black Death serfs started to demand wages for their work due to the low population and shortage of workers. This meant that the nobles had to pay the the poorer people and it improved their living standards drastically.