7 :30 p.m.
In 1348, at a time when superstition and the sword predominated over reason and science, medieval Europe was decimated by a terrible evil that took nearly 50% of its population with it.
What were the origins of this catastrophe? Who were the evil plague doctors and their strange bird-beaked masks? What about the enigmatic flagellants, religious cults with end-of-the-world sermons? What prompted the Pope himself to lock himself in a burning room for two years?
Comedian Charles Beauchesne of the podcast Les pires moments de l’histoire invites us to follow him in this daring history lesson, all tinged with black humor…
