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The cited study appears to be based on a review of public records of English high society, which is a very limited perspective on the question. https://rss.onl
by darkerside 9y ago
The cited study appears to be based on a review of public records of English high society, which is a very limited perspective on the question.
https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-985X.00261 https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-98...
- mcguire 9y agoI hate humanities publishing. https://www.academia.edu/24376948/Estimation_of_life_expectancy_in_the_Middle_Ages https://www.academia.edu/24376948/Estimation_of_life_expecta... Tl;dr: Life expectancy at 25: ~50 in 1300-1350ish, lower during the plague.