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In the Wake of the Plague

by Norman F. Cantor

Arguably the greatest biomedical disaster in history, the Black Death of the 14th century wiped out 40 per cent of Europe's population, rocking the sociological, commercial, cultural and religious foundations of medieval civilisation. However, the results are not confined to figures of mass fatality; they extend to the present day. The surviving peasants could claim land for themselves, creating Europe's first class of independent farmers, thus hastening modern capitalism. Powerless in the face of such a disaster, the Catholic Church watched the rise of faith healers. And efforts to block windows and doors against supposedly airborne germs with woven tapestries generated a whole textile industry. Cantor presents an eclectic mix of individuals directly affected by the plague, among them such well-known names as Robin Hood, Richard the Lionheart and the Black Prince; nameless others include mercenaries, mystics, priests and surgeons. The author penetrates a haze of myths to offer the reader a social history, not just of collapse but of rebirth. And underlying it all is an interrogation of the medical facts. Was the Black Death some virulent form of anthrax? How closely linked are the plague and the 1918 flu pandemic? Or might it be something closer to Mad Cow disease? Cantor undermines the confidence we have in our world, doused in disinfectant and dosed with antibiotics, and challenges us with the question: can we be sure the Black Death is extinct - or is it just dormant?

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