"Everyone knows about the Black Death of the 14th Century; here we are nearly 700 years later, and cultural references to the catastrophe still abound. Arguments still rage, however, about just what kind of disease this was and what brought it about. In this session, we'll investigate the probable origins and course of this most destructive of medieval pandemics, along with some thoughts about how that same destruction helped lead to a revolution in politics and economics."

Dr. Daniel Breen is a professor of Legal Studies at Brandeis University. In the past fifteen years, Dr. Breen has a BA from the University of Wisconsin, a JD from the University of Georgia and a PhD in History from Boston College. He has taught at Framingham State University and Newbury College. 

In-person and online.

Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84500089704?pwd=Q0gvWkZQQ0QrMFgvTVNCeGlTOElEUT09

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