Emily Mayhew discusses The Four Horsemen at Gateshead History Festival

Join medical military historian Emily Mayhew as she tells us about her fascinating study introducing the people who are working to counteract the always-evolving dangers posed by the four horsemen: war, pestilence, famine and death. Deeply researched and enormously uplifting, The Four Horsemen takes in volunteer pharmacists in Damascus spreading the word about antibiotics, those researching protecting crops from disease and the NGOs fighting Ebola outbreaks in Africa - and many more groups and individuals fighting to make the world safer for us all.