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The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe from 1347 to 1352. 'sFire 'Revolt worldhistory.org/Black_Death/

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People in the Middle Ages have acquired something of a bad reputation when it comes to cleanliness, especially the peasantry. However, despite the general lack of running water and other modern amenities, there were common expectations of personal hygiene such as regularly washing from a basin, especially the hands before and after eating which was regarded as good etiquette in a period when cu...worldhistory.org/Medieval_Hygi 'sFire

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