Black Death Medieval Scourge

In the fourteenth century, bubonic plague swept through Europe, decimating the population. Where did it originate? How was it spread?

Discover more about it in this documentary from History's Turning Points. Included are recreated scenes depicting Tartar forces, led by Kipchak khan Janibeg, catapulting plague-ridden corpses into the besieged city of Kaffa. That action set-up the spread of Black Death to Genoa (and, from there, to the rest of Europe).