Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death

Overview

In Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death, historian and author Dr. Helen Castor (She-Wolves: England's Early Queens) examines how the people of the Middle Ages handled three of life's great rites of passage birth, marriage, and death. Why were physicians of no help to women enduring the pains of labor and the dangers of childbirth? Why were newly married couples "put to bed" by the priest on their wedding night? What did it mean to "die well" and why was death such a communal affair, both before and after it happened?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 9, 2013

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Helen Castor

Director

Lucy Swingler

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3560002