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[RERUN] EPISODE 62: Plagues, Mystery and Dancing

History on Fire

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The Dancing Plague in Strasbourg

This chapter discusses the outbreak of a mysterious dancing plague in Strasbourg in 1518 and the city council's response to it. It explores the belief in tarantism and how the illness spread despite efforts to contain it, as well as the connection between the plague and the color red.

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