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    Tag: black death

    One great house of mourning

    Amsterdam in 1655 was a boomtown: bustling, crowded, welcoming ships from around the world into is busy port. In other words, it was ripe for an outbreak of plague.

    September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by bawieland

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