Historys greatest mysteries: what caused the medieval dancing plague?

Published: Jan. 1, 2022, noon

On several occasions from the 14th to 16th centuries, hundreds of people in central Europe began moving their bodies in a strange uncontrollable fashion \u2013 often for days on end. What was behind this unusual behaviour? In the final episode of this series of History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries, medieval historian Helen Carr describes the events of the \u2018dancing plagues\u2019 and considers the various explanations that have been put forward so far.\xa0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices