1.0Secrets of the Deadhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/secretsJulian Limhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/author/limjthirteen-org/Chasing the Plague ~ About the Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l72vqCeGSp"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/preview-chasing-the-plague-gwwrzu/8603/"> About the Episode</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/preview-chasing-the-plague-gwwrzu/8603/embed/#?secret=l72vqCeGSp" width="600" height="338" title="“ About the Episode” — Secrets of the Dead" data-secret="l72vqCeGSp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/files/2025/09/XE2OHxs-asset-mezzanine-16x9-Dgu0r0f-scaled.jpg25601440Follow 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?