A Time to Dance, a Time to Die The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518
In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of men and women danced wildly, day after day, in the punishing summer heat. Their feet blistered and bled, and their limbs ached with fatigue, but they simply could not stop. This book explains why Strasbourg's dancing plague took place