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Which pandemic killed about one-third of Europe in the 14th century?
In October 1347 Genoese galleys brought fleas carrying Yersinia pestis to Sicily. The Black Death raced along trade routes, killing perhaps one‑third of Europe’s population by 1351. Labour shortages weakened serfdom, forests reclaimed fields, and art turned macabre. Out of devastation rose social shifts that helped usher in