Problem 1: What are some of the issue and themes Barbara Tuchman (a 20th century historian ) raises about the European Plague in the Middle Ages? How convincing is the author's evidence in supporting a historical account of the bubonic plague?
Problem 2: In what ways is Tuchman's account of the Plague similar to how people think about the Covid 19 virus happening in the world today? I what ways is people's thinking different during the Middle Ages?