We're Not Experts - Two Amateurs Muddle Through History

Dance 'til You Drop - The Dancing Plague of 1518


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Join two enthusiastic amateur historians as they waltz their way through one of history’s strangest footnotes: the Dancing Plague of 1518. With a light-hearted mix of banter, bizarre facts, and a dash of scepticism, they explore how a crowd in Strasbourg found themselves jigging, jumping, and collapsing in the streets. Was it mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or just a medieval excuse for a knees-up gone wrong? Expect laughs, lively storytelling, and plenty of toe-tapping history.

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We're Not Experts - Two Amateurs Muddle Through HistoryBy Sarah Smith & James Nason