There have been many diseases reported historically such as small pox, measles and typhoid but none were as horrendous as Black death. In order to understand the devastation of this disease we must look at the effects it had on the political, economical and social structures of medieval Europe. The Black Death first appeared in Europe in 1347 when a boat filled with dead and dying people docked at Messina harbor, north east of Sicily. This …showed first 75 words of 1714 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1714 total…psychological effects of theis disease were felt for genrations. Black Death was a major factor in the middle ages stuctural collapse, with this disease came the collapse of Europe's plitical structure. Economical prosperity in Europe was non-existant and the social strucres were in mayhem. Anarchy reigned in the three hundred years of Black Death's rule. Although Eurpe did eventually recover form the crippling effects of Black Death it was never to be the same again.