About the lecture

In this module, we look at the ways in which medieval physicians dealt with the Black Death, in particular focusing on: (i) the 14th-century physician, as presented in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.

About the lecturer

Professor Simon Doubleday is a Professor of Medieval History at Hofstra University. He is an expert on the history of medieval Europe, in particular the Black Death. His recent publications include, The Wise King: A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance (2015), The Lars Family: Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain (2009), and In the Light of Medieval Spain: Islam, the West, and the Relevance of the Past (2008).