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What a list of Black Death survivors reveals about the way people recovered from plague

What a list of Black Death survivors reveals about the way people recovered from plague

Despite the deadliness of the disease, it was possible to recover from plague, and medieval chroniclers mention the possibility – however unlikely...

13.05.2026 6

The Conversation

Alex Brown

Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits

Some peasants were entitled to up to a year and a day of leave if they were sick.

20.11.2025 8

The Conversation

Alex Brown