Podcast Episode Details

Back to Podcast Episodes
Short Suck #23 - The Weird But True Dancing Plague of 1518

Short Suck #23 - The Weird But True Dancing Plague of 1518



What a tale I have for you today! In 1518, a very peculiar form of madness fell over the people of the city of Strasbourg (modern day France) in the Holy Roman Empire. People started... dancing. A lot of people. As in hundreds. And out in public in full view of anyone who wanted to watch! And many of them only stopped when they died. They literally danced themselves to death. What happened and why??? 

For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


Published on 1 year ago






If you like Podbriefly.com, please consider donating to support the ongoing development.

Donate