Old Age in Late Medieval England

Old Age in Late Medieval England
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0812233557
ISBN-13 : 9780812233551
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Book Synopsis Old Age in Late Medieval England by : Joel T. Rosenthal

Download or read book Old Age in Late Medieval England written by Joel T. Rosenthal and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1996-08-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This view of a society composed of the aged as well as of the young and the middle aged is reinforced by an examination of peers, bishops, and members of parliament and urban office holders, for whom demographic and career-length information exists. Many individuals had active careers until near the end of their lives; the aged were neither rarities nor outcasts within their world.


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