Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling in search of the oddest cures concocted in the face of the Black Death, busting a few myth along the way (sorry Plague Doctor, but you're in the wrong century).

Plague doctors wore spectacles and a mask with a ... it was found that the elaborate costume and non- conventional cures didn't really work. The bubonic plague was found to be caused by the ...

A lot of cases of bubonic plague can now be cured with a simple round of antibiotics. This is a far cry from the situation which evolved in the 14th century when doctors tried a range of unique ...