Re: [WW] War

[Alan Kellogg <mythusmage@cts.com>]

>  > Nit pick here. The Bubonic Plague was medieval, predating the 30
>>  Years War by a century or so. Matter of fact, the Crusades were an
>>  attempt (among other things) to get people's minds off the Black
>>  Death.
>
>Uh, no...
>
>First outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Europe:  1346 AD
>
>First Crusade:  1100 AD
>
>In fact the first record by Europeans of what _might_ be the plague is from
>a siege in Asia Minor during one of the later Crusades.
>
>While there were many factors apart from religious fervor that brought about
>the Crusades, the plague wasn't one of them.
>
>Theron

Dang, corrected again.

But, there are some sources that trace the Black Death to the mid 
13th century. Given all that occurred back then, and the paucity of 
accurate records, such things are going to be up in the air.

Alan
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