black plague
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Could the Black Plague have been mitigated?
I'm under no pretensions that it could have been prevented entirely, but if you were a prince in Italy or the king of Hungary, could you have theoretically taken steps to mitigate it? I've heard before that the handling of dead bodies contributed to the rapid spread, but I'm not sure how...- PolishMagnet
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- black plague bubonic plague
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: The Black Plague reaches the Americas through Norse Greenland
The Bubonic Plague OTL reached Norway in the late summer of 1349. At this time, the King of Norway held domains in Greenland and Iceland. OTL, the Black Plague did not reach Iceland until 1402-1404 and it is debated whether or not it reached the Norse settlements in Greenland. What if, as a...- Z00M3R
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- black plague greenlandic inuit norse greenland pre-columbian americas vikings
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900