<P> The Black Death , also known as the Great Plague , the Black Plague , or simply the Plague , was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history , resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351 . The bacterium Yersinia pestis , which results in several forms of plague , is believed to have been the cause . The plague created a series of religious , social and economic upheavals , which had profound effects on the course of European history . </P>
<P> The Black Death , also known as the Great Plague , the Black Plague , or simply the Plague , was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history , resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351 . The bacterium Yersinia pestis , which results in several forms of plague , is believed to have been the cause . The plague created a series of religious , social and economic upheavals , which had profound effects on the course of European history . </P>
when did the black plague start and end
when did the black plague start and end
1347 to 1351
1347 to 1351