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Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

Centuries of expansion and efflorescence were first halted then decisively reversed through a series of catastrophic events during the 14th century. The worst famine in recorded history, the worst bovine epizootic, the two worst health crises - the Black Death of the 1340s, then the second pestilence a decade later - and a series of extreme weather events as the global climate cooled. This course explores and explains these events, with a particular focus on England, and assesses how human responses to these dramatic events set northwest Europe on the pathway to modernity. 

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Course dates

03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025

Course duration

1 week

Apply by

29 Jun 2025

Course director

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

Venue

International Summer Programme
Sidgwick Site
Cambridge
United Kingdom

Qualifications / Credits

Credits dependent on home institution

Teaching sessions

Meetings: 5

Course code

W45Pm26