Something Strange Happened During the Black Death (Michael Button)

The Black Death killed millions. But what happened to the people who survived was another kind of nightmare.

As towns emptied and entire families disappeared, the systems holding medieval society together began to break. Fear turned neighbours against one another. Workers challenged their masters. And just as communities started to recover, the plague returned.

In this video, we explore the Black Death’s most disturbing consequences, from mass persecution and the “plague of children” to a scientific debate over whether it left a mark on human DNA.

The death toll was only the beginning...



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 20, 2026.]