Episode 7: The Dancing Plague of 1518
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In episode 7, we take a look at the people who danced themselves to death in the 16th century. There are so many weird details and horrible government decisions in this story, and Rachel (for some reason) claims that this is one of her favorite historical events. It shows.

Sources:

The awesome book! https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Plague-Strange-Extraordinary-Illness-ebook/dp/B003L203L0/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=John+waller&qid=1616118599&s=digital-text&sr=1-2)

Strasbourg History - French Momentsfrenchmoments.eu › ... › Grand Est › Alsace)

https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518)

https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518)

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161028-the-town-the-nearly-danced-itself-to-death)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518)

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg)

https://youtu.be/2MZZrDA-I4M)

History of Strasbourg - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_Strasbourg)

Timeline of Strasbourg - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Strasbourg)

https://medium.com/@jessicasecmezsoyurquhart/unbelievable-history-the-1518-dance-plague-3aaef198eddb)

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