Respond to all components of the following prompt with clear, concise, articulate, and evidence-based arguments. Describe how Europeans responded to the immediate ravages of the Black Death. Be sure to address the accounts of Boccaccio and Angolo di Tura in your description. What lessons, if any, might government officials responding to the COVID-19 pandemic today draw from King Edward III’s management of the Black Death crisis in England? Explain and evaluate the long-term political, social, and economic effects of the Black Death on Europe? Might we expect similar effects in the post-COVID-19 era? Explain your reasoning.
