The Black Death: Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Black Death
Season 1 Episode 2 of 4
The historian examines Britain's deadliest pandemic, exploring how its monumental death toll changed the face of the country for ever and what the sudden loss of life meant for the church and religious beliefs, landowners and for the those who survived. Lucy also learns how DNA extracted from the skeletons of the plague's victims enabled scientists to finally identify a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis - a pathogen to which the mediaeval population had no immunity
The Black Death: Lucy Worsley Investigates airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 10 December. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Lucy Worsley
Presenter
Craig Collinson
Director
Penny Davies
Producer