Description
In 1347, a highly infectious disease reached Europe’s shores. That disease, which became known as the Black Death, spread rapidly from city to city, killing thousands and leaving few areas untouched. Physicians and priests offered little hope against the scourge, leading ordinary people to embrace false remedies and scapegoat vulnerable individuals. This class examines the medieval response to the plague as well as what more recent research has revealed about it.
Lizabeth Johnson is an Albuquerque native and received her PhD in medieval history from the University of Washington. Her graduate studies included medieval history; renaissance and reformation history; and late antiquity. Johnson’s specific area of research is medieval Welsh history. She has published articles on the law and courts of the fourteenth century Wales.