In 1346 the town of Bordeaux, France is faced with a tragedy like no other. A disease so terrible had afflicted the people that the victims' only hope is for a quick death. Painful swellings filled with bloody pus appear in the armpits and the groin then spread to the rest of the body. Convulsions and vomiting persist. With no cure hundreds die every day a gruesome and agonizing death. Cemeteries are filled to capacity and the dead are buried in mass graves. Moral decay replaces decency and anarchy replaces order. Criminals take over stealing, assaulting, and even killing. In the vineyards of...