How Black Death Londoners were just as cosmopolitan as they are now: Analysis of 14th century remains shows four in 10 victims grew up elsewhere

Scientists have been examining skeletons of plague victims unearthed in Clerkenwell, London
They compared DNA taken from the bones with samples from a recent outbreak in Madagascar which killed 60 people
The two samples were an almost perfect match, meaning the 14th century plague was no more...
How Black Death Londoners were just as cosmopolitan as they are now: Analysis of 14th century remains shows four in 10 victims grew up elsewhere