To: SunkenCiv
Global cooling caused major crop failures, which led to the European population being weakened. When the mites from the rats infected these weakened people, the Black Death was catastrophic.
Naturally, the population blamed the Jews (just like today).
7 posted on
06/19/2016 5:28:22 PM PDT by
MuttTheHoople
(Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
To: MuttTheHoople
“Naturally, the population blamed the Jews (just like today).”
Some did. The vast majority, however, blamed the sinfulness of Christians.
11 posted on
06/19/2016 5:57:21 PM PDT by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: MuttTheHoople
Exactly. It was the end of the Medieval Warm Period. You know, the historical event the IPCC emails said they had to “get rid of.”
17 posted on
06/19/2016 6:46:17 PM PDT by
henkster
(Don't listen to what people say, watch what they do.)
To: MuttTheHoople
Turns out the culprits are likely the Muslims, who introduced the plague to Europe by heaving plague-infested corpses over castle walls.
18 posted on
06/19/2016 6:46:52 PM PDT by
dangus
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