But one thing I've always been interested in is the show's black characters ... which is loosely based on medieval Europe, so it makes sense that these characters are white.

In medieval times there was trade between Europe and Asia ... To try and stop the spread of Black Death, fines were introduced for people caught dumping waste in the streets.

These weather variations were catastrophic, researchers said, leading to three decades of the Black Death ... was somewhat flawed since few people in medieval Europe were literate and the reports ...