Black Death
Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World
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The Black Death Changed the Way Everyone Sees the World
It takes 300 years for the population of Europe to go back to its numbers before the Black Death. 40% of the population was under the age of 15, and 60 to 70% of the people who died were 15 or younger. It's a tornado, it's a hurricane that comes, and then it comes back again. You may experience it three times in your lifetime. That's not a once-in-a-lifetime event.
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