Dying Young: Castle Stories Episode 5

It’s a well known fact that life in the medieval era was nasty, brutal, and short. Well known it might be, but is it true? And how can you tell what the life expectancy of people hundreds of years ago was anyway? In this weeks episode David looks at the evidence for the idea that people in the Middle Ages lived only into their thirties and were old well before their time.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of infant mortality and complications of childbirth.