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24. The Plague and Us: Reaching across Time
December 21, 2023
Finish the series with some final thoughts about what the plague and its ultimate impact on Europe reveal about the dynamism of the medieval period as well as the strength of human spirit across time. Explore how the experience of the plague is captured in modern art, film, and literature.
23. The Canterbury Tales and the Specter of Death
December 21, 2023
Chaucer
22. The Passionate Mystic: Margery Kempe
December 21, 2023
The plague ushered in a period of mysticism in Europe. Catholics across the continent, unsatisfied with the formalities of Catholicism, searched for a direct, personal, and passionate connection to God. Examine the passion of the mystic Margery of Kempe as a case study to understand the spiritual environment in post-plague Europe.
21. Plague, Heresy, and the Questioning Spirit
December 21, 2023
The same rebellious spirit that characterized the peasant revolts spilled over into religious and theological arenas. Learn how the Monk and Friar from The Canterbury Tales reveal the problems that plagued the church in the medieval period. Then, explore reform efforts leveled at the church and the emergence of a new spirit of questioning which would last into the age of the Reformation.
20. The Arthurian Court of Richard II
December 21, 2023
Even as new waves of pestilence continued to strike England, Richard II
19. The Peasants
December 21, 2023
In 1381, England exploded in the greatest rebellion in medieval history. Thousands of people descended on London, converging on the Tower, setting fire to the houses of great lords. Why did this happen? Meet the men and women involved and unravel the ideas that gave it steam.
18. England: The Black Death and Economic Change
December 21, 2023
In England, economic activity rebounded following a period of economic decline and famine in the early 14th century, followed by the cataclysm of the Great Pestilence. Explore the market realities facing ordinary English people both before and after the plague, and probe the strategies used by a range of industries to rebuild in the face of wide scale disaster.
17. Uprising in France: The Jacquerie
December 21, 2023
Trace the medieval search for freedom in the French countryside. Unearth the real story behind the revolt known as the Jacquerie, the extreme violence that defined it, and its relationship to the plague. Grapple with the revolt
16. Revolution in Rome: Cola di Rienzo
December 21, 2023
The desire for freedom from feudal barons among lower-class Europeans bubbled up shortly before and exploded after the Black Death. Witness the launch of revolution in Rome in 1347, led by the ill-fated visionary leader Cola di Rienzo, to trace the eruption of popular unrest after the plague.
15. Jewish Experiences of the Black Death
December 21, 2023
On the eve of the Black Death, many Jews had been experiencing a period of growth and prosperity, all the way from Spain to the Rhineland. The plague would change all of that. Discover the brutal effects of the plague on Jewish people across Europe, and the ways in which generations of Jews resisted a crisis that affected them in unique ways.
14. Plague in the Islamic World
December 21, 2023
Islam was an important element of medieval Spain and other parts of the medieval Mediterranean. How did they interpret the plague in accordance with their own religious and cultural values? How did they explain the Black Death, theologically and scientifically? And what might the fabulous palace of the Alhambra, in Granada, reveal about Muslim responses to the catastrophe?
13. Travel and Wanderlust: Sir John Mandeville
December 21, 2023
Fourteenth-century Europe witnessed lockdowns, travel restrictions, and quarantines, but that did not stop Europeans from thinking and fantasizing about international travel in strange and distant lands. Delve into Sir John Mandeville
12. Astrology, Apocalypse, and Plague
December 21, 2023
To many, the coming of the bubonic plague signaled the apocalypse. Others pointed to a dangerous alignment of planets and stars. Explore different strands of apocalyptic thought and see how astrology
11. Into the Sky: How Plague Changed Faith
December 21, 2023
Religion shaped everything from politics to the arts in medieval Europe. Yet rather than retract from or completely renounce their belief in God when faced with widespread death and despair, many Europeans strengthened their religious commitments. Investigate the period of intense religious fervor that followed the plague through Petrarch, the lovelorn Italian poet.
10. Justice in the Age of Robin Hood
December 21, 2023
What did justice mean in the age of the Black Death? Harsh punishments were common in European societies, and a complex legal system had developed. Yet violent crime abounded, political corruption flourished, and people sought a deeper kind of justice in the figure of the fictional Robin Hood, as he exacted revenge on exploitative sheriffs and abbots.
9. Wives, Widows, and Witches
December 21, 2023
How did the status of women in medieval Europe change after the Black Death arrived? It
8. Laughter and Joy: Boccaccio
December 21, 2023
Great works of literature produced during and immediately after the Black Death shed light on the thoughts, dreams, and survival strategies of Europeans reckoning with mass death. Discover how the writer Giovanni Boccaccio found humor and joy in life, expressing them in his vibrant storytelling, even amid human suffering.
7. Filth: How Medieval Cities Fought the Plague
December 21, 2023
The plague decimated cities with dense and crowded populations. Evaluate the impact of the Black Death on urban centers from London to Florence. Explore how and why premodern cities implemented public health and safety measures before the plague. And discover how these efforts primed urban leaders to act when catastrophe came.
6. Plague Medicine: Opium, Gold, Poison Clouds
December 21, 2023
The medicines and methods deployed to fight the Black Death, ineffective as most ultimately were, reveal a broader turn toward scientific thinking in medieval Europe. Learn about the
5. Famine, Flood, and Earthquakes
December 21, 2023
Catastrophe was not new to medieval men and women; they had experienced it many times over before the Black Death arrived. Explore how responses to three different kinds of disasters
4. Children, Plague, and Grief
December 21, 2023
The plague
3. Death Ships: The Spread of Plague in Europe
December 21, 2023
Bustling maritime routes from England to Spain in the Middle Ages hastened the spread of disease. But what did the plague
2. Medieval Globalization and the Black Death
December 21, 2023
Despite popular belief, medieval Europe was an interconnected society in the 14th century. Yet, while global connections opened new markets, they also allowed the plague to seed within and spread across the continent more easily. Investigate the public health consequences of globalization in the medieval period.
1. Resilience: Rethinking the Black Death
December 21, 2023
As the bubonic plague rampaged across their continent, Europeans had to grapple with new and complicated moral, economic, and social realities. In the course
Description
In After the Plague dive into a world that is both like and unlike our own. Using firsthand accounts, famous literary texts, new scientific evidence, and cutting-edge historical interpretations, investigate the plague's pathology, its path across the European continent, and how it affected everything from high politics to family life in the decades that followed.
After the Plague is a series that ran for 1 seasons (24 episodes) between December 21, 2023 and on The Great Courses
Where to Watch After the Plague
After the Plague is available for streaming on the The Great Courses website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch After the Plague on demand at Apple TV Channels and Amazon Prime and Amazon.
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