Medieval children
By: Nicholas Orme.
Edition: Reprinted with corrections.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
Subjects: Children -- England -- History; Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500; England -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485
Description: "This is a history of children in England from Anglo-Saxon times to the sixteenth century - the first of its kind." "Starting at birth, it shows how they were named and baptised, and traces the significance of birthdays and ages. This leads to an account of family life, including upbringing, food, clothes, sleep and the plight of the poor. The misfortunes of childhood are chronicled, from disablement, abuse, and accidents to illness, death, and beliefs about children in the afterlife."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: Arriving; title: Family life; title: Danger and death; title: Words, rhymes, and songs; title: Play; title: Church; title: Learning to read; title: Reading for pleasure; title: Growing up.