VENICE 1575 THE DOCTOR WHO SAID IT WASN'T PLAGUE

In 1575, Venice was the richest port in Europe and a pioneer of quarantine. Two years later, about one in three Venetians was dead. What went wrong? And why did the city trust the one doctor who said it wasn't plague? This documentary follows the plague of Venice, 1575 to 1577: the glittering world of 1574, the island hospitals and the forty-day quarantine, the tribunal in the Ducal Palace where the physician Girolamo Mercuriale gave his verdict, the months when the sickness spread through every neighborhood, and the vow that led to the church of Il Redentore and a festival still celebrated every July. Which moment surprised you most? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe for more forgotten chapters of history. ABOUT THIS VIDEO: The narration, music and images were created with AI tools. The scenes are historical recreations based on written sources, and some moments are reconstructions meant to illustrate what daily life may have looked like. BACKGROUND READING: Lapham's Quarterly; History Walks Venice; "On Pestilence: A Renaissance Treatise on Plague" (University of Pennsylvania Press). #veniceplague #plagueofvenice #venice1575 #venicehistory #historydocumentary #renaissancehistory #historyofquarantine #howquarantinebegan #bubonicplaguehistory #plague1575 #venice16thcentury #girolamomercuriale #ilredentore #festadelredentore #venicelazaretto #renaissanceitaly #pandemichistory #ducalpalacevenice #palladioredentore #historyofvenice #forgottenhistory #plaguedocumentary #quarantinehistory #venicedocumentary