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Danish forces still sacked several ecclesiastical buildings after the ransom was paid. Before leaving the island, Valdemar IV appointed sheriffs to govern the island within his realm. 8 July 1362 – the Danish navy defeats the Hanseatic League 's fleet at the Battle of Helsingborg .
Flu became more widely referred to as coqueluche and coccolucio in France and Sicily during this pandemic, [13] [14] variations of which became the most popular names for flu in early modern Europe. [1] The pandemic caused significant disruption in government, church, and society [15] [3] [6] with near-universal infection [16] and a mortality ...
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]
According to traditional legend, the Black Death came to Denmark when a Norwegian plague ship from England stranded on Vendsyssel on Northern Jylland after all of its crew had died. [1] The plague years for Denmark are traditionally attributed as 1348–1349, because the Zealand Chronicle recorded these years as the plague years. [1]
1957–1958 influenza pandemic ('Asian flu') 1957–1958 Worldwide Influenza A virus subtype H2N2: 1–4 million [187] [203] [204] 1960–1962 Ethiopia yellow fever epidemic 1960–1962 Ethiopia: Yellow fever: 30,000 [205] Seventh cholera pandemic: 1961–present Worldwide Cholera (El Tor strain) 36,000 [citation needed] [206] Hong Kong flu ...
Flu spread through France's south at the same time as the North, [15] and likely through armies during the French Wars of Religion. Frederico Despalau and de Thou describe outbreaks of disease, possibly influenza, sickening both the royal army of King Henry III [ 12 ] [ 18 ] and the Duke of Biron 's opposing forces [ 12 ] in early August, with ...
The crisis of the Middle Ages was a series of events in the 14th and 15th centuries that ended centuries of European stability during the late Middle Ages. [1] Three major crises led to radical changes in all areas of society: demographic collapse, political instability, and religious upheavals.
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