How did people try to ‘cure’ the Plague? (Flagellants)

However, while some people tried to cure the plague by punishing others, some tried to cure it by punishing themselves. This form of religious self-punishment was known as flagellation and it experienced a revival on a new scale because of the Black death. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Script: Hannah Purtymun Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Sources: https://pastebin.com/KTe9tNr3