How the Black Death pogroms spread

In 1348–1351, as the Black Death swept Europe, Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning wells — and 54 documented massacres followed in barely three years. It began at Toulon (April 1348), and forced confessions extracted at Chillon castle were circulated to spread the libel north through Savoy into the Rhineland and the Empire. Press play to watch the killings race across the map month by month; each pin is a real, sourced massacre.