Eleanor Janega's Favourite Black-Death-Sex-Book

Eyewitness accounts of life during the Black Death are surprising. Sure, there's horror. But there's also d*ck jokes, complicated scientific theories, and buttock-obsessed priests. Taking Anthony through it all is Dr Eleanor Janega, from our sister podcast 'Gone Medieval'. Edited by Hannah Feodorov and Anna Brant. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick. 0:00 The Horror of 1348 2:00 Eye-Witnesses of the Black Death 4:25 Giovanni Boccaccio: Life in Plague-Stricken Florence 7:02 The Decameron: Dick Jokes and Survival 9:40 60% Fatality: The Epicentre of the Outbreak 12:00 Abandonment vs. Compassion in Medieval Society 15:48 Three Ways People Reacted to the Plague 19:14 Medieval Doctors: The University of Paris Report 26:26 Planetary Alignment and Noxious Vapours 31:15 The Clergy's View: Sin, Sex, and Fashion 35:43 Humanising the Great Mortality After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #BlackDeath