> the demography of many European villages remained relatively stable between the twelfth and the eighteenth century I don't think this is true. Medieval demog

> the demography of many European villages remained relatively stable between the twelfth and the eighteenth century I don't think this is true. Medieval demographics is a very interesting subject and seems to have fluctuated a fair amount. Medieval populations doubled between 1100 and 1300. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_demography#High_Middle_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_demography#High_Middl...