![]() ![]() ![]() But also because the church represented the only bureaucracy that could give effective records for the impact of the plague. The role of religion is important - not least because it shaped the only real world view that existed in medieval Europe. Religious figures blamed the sins of the people and urged more prayer - though sometimes they were honest enough (at least in private) to admit that this would have little effect. while the scale of the suffering sometimes varied, the ineffectual responses were very similar. This shouldn't be surprising, there was very little difference between the nations of Europe in those period. The disease then spread rapidly westwards, the impact was similar in most European nations. ![]() The first place to be hit was the great centre of European overseas trade - the port of Genoa in Italy. ![]()
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