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Bad priorities, bad ideas, bad execution. What could possibly go wrong?
Guest Post by Simon Black
It was late spring of 1348 when a small ship departed from the port of Gascony in Southwestern France, destined for Dorset County on the English Channel.
The ship was carrying basic provisions and goods for trade.
But unknown to the sailors, dockworkers, and the locals in Dorset County, the ship was infested with a nasty bacteria called Yersinia pestis, also known as the Black Death.
The disease spread rapidly; it vanquished Briston, then London, then eventually all of England. And modern historians estimate that between 40% and 60% of England’s population died as a result of the Black Death pandemic.
The economic fallout was devastating. Most people were terrified to leave their homes. And the few people who were willing to work demanded higher wages.
But King Edward III wasn’t having any of that.
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