172: Dancing Plague

July 20, 2021 00:08:11
172: Dancing Plague
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172: Dancing Plague

Jul 20 2021 | 00:08:11

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

During the 1300-1500s there were several accounts of people being afflicted with spontaneous dancing. One group of 400 people were struck with the strange affliction, spent an entire month dancing, and some even died. Amy dives into the hows and whys of the disease.

Show Notes:

HistoryExtra.com: Medieval Dancing

HistoryExtra.com: The Medieval Dance of Death

HistoryExtra,com: 7 Oddest Moments in History

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