Author: Jeff + Claude AI
Genre: Evolution, History, Civilisation, Humanity
Date: 28th September 2026
Description: Journey across continents and centuries to trace one of humanity's most devastating catastrophes, from its shadowy origins on the Central Asian steppe to the trading ports and city streets where it reshaped the medieval world. This sweeping account weaves together microbiology, history, and human experience, examining how Yersinia pestis moved along caravan routes and sea lanes to trigger demographic collapse on an almost unimaginable scale. Along the way, it explores how societies fractured under the strain, how physicians and clergy struggled to comprehend the horror, and how the survivors built a transformed Europe from the ruins. A vivid, unflinching portrait of a pandemic that changed civilization forever.