How to Survive Plague and War in the Middle Ages

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Throughout history, there have been plenty of hugely destructive, catastrophic moments. And yet somehow the human race managed to live on until today. So how did people in the Medieval period find ways to survive, for example, a siege of their city, or a natural disaster, or plague?

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Cody Cassidy, author of How to Survive History, to explore how we might cope with, and get through, some of the greatest existential threats to human life and plan our survival, should they ever occur again.

This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.

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