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Black Death: The Mysterious Plague Skeleton of Tadcaster

· 44 min · S3 E114

Episode Black Death: The Mysterious Plague Skeleton of Tadcaster

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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we follow a team of experts as they investigate the life and death of a medieval woman whose skeleton was found at Tadcaster Castle, North Yorkshire. Could her burial be part of a grave of plague victims?

Cast List:

Simon Richardson: Metal Detectorist

Dr Piers Mitchell: Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Dr Michelle Mundee: Bioarcheologist, University of York

Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist, University of York

Malin Holst: Osteoarcheologist, University of York

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Episode originally produced in 2013

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