Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2020-04-07
Books mentioned on The Priests of Plague
Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss the history of priests and plagues.
Robert Evans discussed The Great Mortality by John Kelly, A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman, and Pale Rider by Laura Spinney.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Mortality
The Great Mortality by John Kelly is a historical account of the devastating Black Plague in medieval Europe.
Discussed“In his book, The Great Mortality, John Kelly, the the historian, not the not the Trump guy, points out that 42 to 45% of all of the clergy in Europe died during the plague.”
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A Distant Mirror
A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman is a historical narrative that examines the calamitous 14th century in Europe, focusing heavily on the devastation of the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War.
Discussed“As Barbara Tuckman writes in a distant mirror, the calamitous 14th century, Clement V 6th found it necessary to grant remission of sin to all who died of the plague because so many were unattended by priests.”
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Pale Rider
Pale Rider by Laura Spinney is a historical account of the Spanish Flu of 1918 and its global impact.
Discussed“And yeah, the book Pale Writer by Laura Spinny notes of the bishop, quote, "In his inaugural letter to his new dascese, Alvario Ebellano wrote that men should actively seek God and truth, which were the same thing, and expressed a surprise that science seemed to advance in step with a determination to turn away from God.”
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