In episode 7, we take a look at the people who danced themselves to death in the 16th century. There are so many weird details and horrible government decisions in this story, and Rachel (for some reason) claims that this is one of her favorite historical events. It shows.

Sources:

The awesome book! https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Plague-Strange-Extraordinary-Illness-ebook/dp/B003L203L0/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=John+waller&qid=1616118599&s=digital-text&sr=1-2

Strasbourg History - French Momentsfrenchmoments.eu › ... › Grand Est › Alsace

https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518

https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161028-the-town-the-nearly-danced-itself-to-death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg

https://youtu.be/2MZZrDA-I4M

History of Strasbourg - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_Strasbourg

Timeline of Strasbourg - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Strasbourg

https://medium.com/@jessicasecmezsoyurquhart/unbelievable-history-the-1518-dance-plague-3aaef198eddb

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