The Black Death - Europe, Africa and Asia

By Jacinta67
  • 1347

    Plague arrives in Europe

    Plague arrives in Europe via Genoese Merchant ships either from the Middle East or the Crimea, especially Caffa, which disembarked at Messina in Sicily in October 1347.
  • 1348

    Spread of Plague in Italy

    From Messina, the plague spread across Sicily and then moved Northward following the trade routes. Florence, Genoa and Pisa with populations before the plague of nearly 100,000 suffered losses of 50-60%
  • 1348

    Plague spreads through Europe

    By the end of 1348, the plague had crossed the Alps through trade and began infecting German states and England where one third of the population would die.
  • 1349

    Jews shoulder the blame

    Among those shouldering blame for the catastrophe were the Jews who were the objects of pogroms, especially in Germany.
  • 1349

    Plague in Northern Germany

    By December 1349, the plague was in Northern Germany.
  • 1350

    Plague enters Baltic Region

    By June 1350 the plague had entered the Baltic region.
  • 1350

    Plague enters Northern Baltic

    The plague had run its course as it entered the cold climate of the Northern Blatic.