Yes, Europe in the 1600s. Crusades. Black Plague.
You may be a couple of centuries out on that. Crusades were put on pause from the 1400s through to the 2000s, and plague was long gone by the C17th.
OK OK...just trying to make a point it could be worse... :)
[not that I'm in such a great mood after this brexit crap]
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You may be a couple of centuries out on that. Crusades were put on pause from the 1400s through to the 2000s, and plague was long gone by the C17th.