The Pandemic that wiped out half of Europe!
Neil Oliver's History Podcast
April 3, 2023
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Episode 48 · April 3, 2023
The Pandemic that wiped out half of Europe!
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<p>Bloated, rotting plague corpses are fired over the defensive walls of a besieged city in the world’s first use of chemical warfare! In this episode, Neil takes us to the port city of Kaffa, in the Crimea, as residents flee aboard ships and head right across Europe. With them travels the highly infectious bubonic plague, throwing a deadly spiders web across Europe and unleashing a virus that kills half the continent's population – the Black Death arrives!</p><br /><p>To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver</a></p><p> </p><p>Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g</a></p><p> </p><p>The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter</a></p><p> </p><p>Neil Oliver History Podcasts,</p><p>Season 1: Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The British Isles</p><p>Season 2: Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The World,</p><p>are available on all the usual providers</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/neil-olivers-love-letter-to-the-british-isles/id1513737418" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/neil-olivers-love-letter-to-the-british-isles</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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