European History

  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Dec 31, 1352

    The Black Death

    Its wiped out 2/3 of Europe
  • Oct 1, 1347

    plague broke between trades and spread more

    Plague broke out among the troops of the Kipchak Khan, who was besieging the Black Sea port of Kaffa. He catapulted dead bodies over the city walls. When Italian trading vessels in the harbor returned to Genoa, they carried the plague to Europe.
  • Oct 15, 1347

    The black death arrives in Europe (Italy)

    The black death arrives in Europe (Italy)
    An Italian ship recieved supplies from China on the Black sea. The Black Death has now arrived in Italy
  • Nov 1, 1347

    beginning of death

    The beginning of the Black Death (1347-1351) which appears during a time of economic depression in Western Europe and reoccurs frequently until the fifteenth century. The Black Death is a combination of bubonic and pneumonic plagues and has a major impact on social and economic conditions.
  • Aug 15, 1348

    The black death arrives in england

    By the following August, the plague had spread as far north as England, where people called it "The Black Death" because of the black spots it produced on the skin. A terrible killer was loose across Europe, and Medieval medicine had nothing to combat it.
  • Aug 16, 1348

    people getting sick

    alot of people ill
  • Nov 1, 1349

    1/3 population killled

  • Nov 30, 1349

    1/3 population killed

  • Jan 1, 1352

    25 million dead from plague

    25 million people died in just under five years between 1347 and 1352. Estimated population of Europe from 1000 to 1352. 1000 38 million 1100 48 million 1200 59 million 1300 70 million 1347 75 million 1352 50 million
  • Mar 27, 1352

    black deaath killed 25 million alone in europe

  • Jan 1, 1356

    War begins between england and france following the black death

    A war begins between the English and the French directly following an occurrence of the Black Death in France. French peasants suffer the most economically, as is usual in medieval times during war.