About this season
Dan Snow and archaeologist Raksha Dave investigate how the Black Death devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing around three million people across the country.
Episodes (2)
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E1
1. Bring Out Your Dead
Aired 8 March 2023 • 45 min
Dan Snow uncovers the shocking story of the Black Death, which devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing over three million people - half the entire population of Britain.
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E2
2. Pandemic
Aired 8 March 2023 • 45 min
By early 1349 the plague had engulfed southern England. Dan Snow reveals how the whole country now descended into fear as the disease rampaged on, leaving no one safe.