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The black plauge, a combination of the bubonic and pneumonic plauges, begins in Europe. It immediately has a major impact on social and economic conditions.
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The plague has subsided in most of Europe, but never comepletly leaves England. There are no further outbreaks until 1361 in London.
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Though the plague has mostly ended it is estimated that around 25 million europeans have died at this point.
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Giovanni Boccaccio finishes writing The Decameron, a fictional narrative that begins with a description of the 1348 outbreak of Black Death in Florence, Italy.