Papal Jubilees have been super spreaders. This year it is the Jubilee Flu, in 1350 it was The Plague. Learn more about the disease that killed at least half of Europe. In the Middle Ages God was angry. Today, you’ve got bacteria and hopefully antibiotics.

Papal Jubilees have been super spreaders. This year it is the Jubilee Flu, in 1350 it was The Plague. Learn more about the disease that killed at least half of Europe. In the Middle Ages God was angry. Today, you’ve got bacteria and hopefully antibiotics.

Christory S2 E2: The Bubonic Plague and One Very Angry Medieval God

Dr. Christine Contrada is a native New Yorker whose true passion is history.&nbsp; Having taught countless historical topics over the years at elite liberal arts colleges, public research universities, inner-city and rural community colleges, in continuing education, for study abroad programs, she now teaches teachers from across Europe. &nbsp; No matter where she is, nothing brings her as much joy as getting an adamant naysayer excited about history - and that's the focus of the Christory podcast. Her podcasts weave history and popular culture so she is always searching, wherever she is, for a hidden corner that has some spicy bit of historical significance to share.&nbsp; Making any historical topic interesting is her favorite challenge.

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Dr. Christine Contrada is a native New Yorker whose true passion is history.  Having taught countless historical topics over the years at elite liberal arts colleges, public research universities, inner-city and rural community colleges, in continuing education, for study abroad programs, she now teaches teachers from across Europe.   No matter where she is, nothing brings her as much joy as getting an adamant naysayer excited about history - and that's the focus of the Christory podcast. Her podcasts weave history and popular culture so she is always searching, wherever she is, for a hidden corner that has some spicy bit of historical significance to share.  Making any historical topic interesting is her favorite challenge.

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Christory S2 E2: The Bubonic Plague and One Very Angry Medieval God