Which 1348ΓÇô1349 pandemic, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killed an estimated one-third to one-half of the population?

• A Great Plague
• B Sweating sickness
• C Black Death ✓
• D Spanish flu

The Black Death arrived via the port of Melcombe Regis in Dorset in June 1348 and spread rapidly; it profoundly altered the feudal economy and landholding patterns.