Black Death

The Plague Moves North

In 1347 the plague followed the Rhone River valley and other important water routes to circulate through France. From there, it spread to northern Germany, the Low Countries (modern Belgium and Holland), then to Scandinavia. As the epidemic reached England in the summer of 1348, it picked up strength. Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton, London, and other port towns were struck first. The disease moved inland, skipping from one village to the next.....

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