In the first half of the 16th century, the region experienced years ... Records reflect 30 years of a plague epidemic and 23 years of famine due to extreme climate shifts during this time ...

The 16th and 17th centuries ... drumroll please… THE GREAT PLAGUE OF 1664!! Like the Black Death 300 years earlier… the Great Plague was pretty damn harsh, killing around 100,000 people ...

Doctors during the 16th and 17th century wore elaborate outfits to protect them from the plague. They worked in the same way as the protective clothes and masks worn by modern doctors during the ...