Erin Maglaque talks to Thomas Jones about the lockdown imposed by the city of Florence in January 1631 in response to a plague outbreak, the similarities with our current situation, and the differences.

Maglaque wrote about the plague in Florence in a recent issue of the LRB, reviewing Florence Under Siege: Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City by John Henderson.

Read her piece here: https://lrb.me/maglaquepod

Read Tom's piece on Italy and the coronavirus pandemic: https://lrb.me/jonesitalypod

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