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Medieval Lives

Season 1
Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in life: Birth, marriage and death.
IMDb 7.720133 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - A Good Birth
    October 8, 2013
    59min
    13+
    Birth was one of the most dangerous moments a medieval woman could ever encounter. There were no antiseptics and no anesthetics, but there was God.
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  2. S1 E2 - A Good Marriage
    October 15, 2013
    59min
    13+
    Unlike birth and death, marriage is rite of passage made by choice, but it was not easy to impose rules on the human emotions of love and lust.
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  3. S1 E3 - A Good Death
    October 22, 2013
    59min
    13+
    During the Middle Ages, death wasn’t an end but a doorway to everlasting life. The Church taught that eternity was more important than earthly deeds.
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Content advisory
Nudityalcohol usefoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English
Directors
Lucy Swingler
Producers
DCD
Starring
Helen CastorCarol RawcliffeRoberta Gilchrist
Studio
Acorn TV
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