Welcome to History on the Run — the channel where history is messy, dramatic, and just a little bit sarcastic.<br /><br />Today we’re talking about the Black Death, the fourteenth-century pandemic that made sure half of Europe didn’t see the fifteenth. Forget Netflix dramas — this was the real medieval horror show. Fleas caught a free ride, rats were the ultimate Uber drivers, and suddenly your neighbor was either dead, blaming the stars, or rubbing a chicken on their armpit hoping it worked as medicine.<br /><br />In this video you’ll discover:<br /><br />- How a tiny bacterium rode ships and trade routes to wreck an entire continent<br />- Why plague doctors looked like nightmare birds (and smelled like spice racks)<br />- Why peasants ended up demanding better wages — and actually got them<br />- And how death itself became the biggest celebrity in European art<br /><br />So grab a drink, wash your hands (seriously, please), and settle in for the story of the Black Death — medieval Europe’s least fun century.<br /><br />👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and tell me in the comments: Would you have survived the Black Death, or would you be in the first mass grave?<br /><br />#HistoryOnTheRun #TheBlackDeath #MedievalHistory #Plague
