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How Ferrara Escaped The Seventeenth Century Plague
As the plague ravaged Italy from 1629 to 1631, killing more than 45,000 in Venice alone, the northern Italian town of Ferrara kept it at bay. Critical to the city’s success, records suggest, were border controls, sanitary laws, and personal hygiene. Click here to read an article on History.com about this remarkable success story.