Year 1348 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1348 April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. June - Two ships enter the Bristol Channel and bring the bubonic plague to England. June 24 - The Black Death outbreak goes into full swing in Melcombe Regis (modern-day Weymouth, Dorset in England). July 6 - A Papal bull is issued by Pope Clement VI, protecting Jews against popular aggression during the Black Death epi… (More on 1348)