In Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death, historian Dr. Helen Castor explores how people in medieval times dealt with three of life's major transitions—birth, marriage, and death. Why were women left to endure the pains of labor without medical assistance? How did newlyweds "go to bed" by their priest on their wedding night? And what does it mean to die well, and why was death a communal affair both before and after it happened?
Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death
In Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death, historian and author Dr. Helen Castor explores how medieval societies dealt with the significant events of life—birth, marriage, and death.
