Synopsis
Ken Follett tells the story of the Black Death through the true stories of a monk in Winchester, a doctor in Florence and a farm girl and family.
- Programme: Ken Follett's Journey Into the Dark Ages
- Episode: Black Death
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2012
- History | Medicine in Britain, c1000-present | c1000-c1500: Medicine in medieval England | Case study
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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