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Secrets of the Dead

Preview | Chasing the Plague

Scientists study medieval bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks.

10/29/2025

Secrets of the Dead

Preview | Chasing the Plague

Preview: Season 22 Episode 10 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Scientists study medieval bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks.

Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on medieval Europe. What happens when a third of a continent’s population is wiped out?

10/29/2025

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Secrets of the Dead

Preview | Chasing the Plague

Preview: Season 22 Episode 10 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on medieval Europe. What happens when a third of a continent’s population is wiped out?

10/29/2025

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