Plague Folklore: Strange Doctors, Cures, and the Black Death

Plague Folklore: Strange Doctors, Cures, and the Black Death

From strange remedies involving live pigeons to supernatural theories of its cause, there is plenty of plague folklore throughout history.

How much of it is true?

Let's find out in this episode of Fabulous Folklore.

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