HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: family and community in late-medieval England
In the second lecture in our medieval course, Professor Hannah Skoda explores the importance of family and community in the later Middle Ages – from the terrors of childbirth, to the thousands of people who migrated to England across the period
Discover more learning from week two of our short course on life in late- medieval England
An act of love: breastfeeding in the medieval period – reading time 10 mins
Medieval childhood: a historical A-Z – reading time 12 mins
Social mobility in the Middle Ages: could medieval people improve their station? – reading time 6 mins
Podcast: The Black Death and social change – listening time 36 mins
What was life like for a medieval housewife? – reading time 7 mins
Medieval immigrants: moving to England in the Middle Ages – reading time 10 mins
The medieval childbirth guide: 6 tips for pregnant mothers in the Middle Ages – 9 mins