

The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
The Black Death's Ports of Entry
S1 • E4 Oct 30, 2016 31m
Now examine the plague's first sustained appearance in Europe, at the Crimean trading port of Caffa. Learn about the Mongol siege of the city that preceded the outbreak, and how the plague moved west with escaping sailors. Follow the spread of the plague to Constantinople, to Italy, and into France and England.