The Knight Life by Keith Knight for May 11, 2024
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May 12, 2024
Transcript:
KK: Whatcha readin' KN: A book about childhood in the middle ages!! It sez that if a child was lucky enough ti survive the first few years... They were expected to be working at a young age to help out the family! KK: sounds more and more like childhood un the middle class!!
The concept of “childhood” is a modern invention of the upper class. Yeah, kids back then went through the same progression of years as we did, but in general they didn’t have a “childhood.” That was a luxury.