637. What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the Middle Ages)
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The simplicity of life back then is appealing today, as long as you don’t mind Church hegemony, the occasional plague, trial by gossip — and the lack of ibuprofen. (Part two of a three-part series, “Cradle to Grave).”)

• SOURCES:

• Jordan Cavalier), performer at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire.

• Matt Schwarz), harpist at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire.

• Phillipp Schofield), professor of history at Aberystywth University.

• Neslihan Şenocak), professor of history at Columbia University.

• RESOURCES:

• A People's Church: Medieval Italy and Christianity, 1050–1300)*, *co-edited by Agostino Paravicini Bagliani and Neslihan Şenocak (2023).

• The Routledge Handbook of Medieval Rural Life)*, *edited by Miriam Müller with a contribution by Phillip Schofield (2021).

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail)*, *film (1975).

• EXTRAS:

• "Are You Having a Midlife Crisis?)" by No Stupid Questions (2022).