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Does this shed a new light on the mystery of why the area of modern Poland was spared, remaining largely unaffected by the plague? Also it makes a certain nove
by nukeop 9y ago
Does this shed a new light on the mystery of why the area of modern Poland was spared, remaining largely unaffected by the plague?
Also it makes a certain novel sound a little bit less realistic.
- Angostura 9y agoMaybe 'known' is a bit strong. Surmised, perhaps? This study adds some interesting modeling
- olavk 9y agoIt seems to be an internet myth that Poland was laregly spared. Some guy over at AskHistorians actully dug into the evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/79dwua/why_did_poland_have_lower_rates_of_black_death/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/79dwua/why_d... - it is a fascinating writeup.