This study draws a comprehensive picture of medieval old age in western Europe, combining primary sources and secondary litrature to produce a broad cultural hi

Research into old age and dying in the pre-modern world has examined not only the demographic aspects of ageing populations but also the social role of aged peo

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This is the first study to examine the entire life cycle in the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary material, the book explores the ti