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Pestilence and Trade: The Dark Side of the Middle Ages (3 in 1)

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5T 12M
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Engelsk
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Historie

This volume explores how devastating plagues, ambitious trade networks, and long-standing wars defined a darker, yet transformative, side of the Middle Ages.

Start with The Black Death, the infamous pandemic that swept across Europe and Asia in the 14th century, killing millions and leaving entire cities and economies in ruin. The plague reshaped societies, led to labor shortages, and sparked deep religious and cultural shifts that altered the trajectory of history.

Next, explore The Hanseatic League, a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe. While it brought prosperity and trade connections, it also exposed cities to disease, piracy, and political tensions, showing the complex balance between wealth and vulnerability.

Finally, uncover The Byzantine-Sassanian Wars, a series of intense military conflicts between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) and Persian (Sassanian) empires. These prolonged wars exhausted both empires, disrupted trade routes, and made the region vulnerable to later invasions and upheaval, particularly the rise of Islam.

Together, these three stories illuminate how interconnected the medieval world was—how disease could travel along trade routes, how commerce brought both wealth and danger, and how war weakened even the mightiest of empires.

© 2025 Viola Lamers LLC (Lydbog): 9798318049965

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 12. april 2025

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