starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
‘A lot younger’ was usually still in their twenties, unless they were nobility getting married off for political reasons.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
‘A lot younger’ was usually still in their twenties, unless they were nobility getting married off for political reasons.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Median lifespan was also fairly close to ours even though the average was way down. High infant and child mortality rates skews things.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I actually did the maths. My grandfather and his siblings in his family had an average age of like 50. But it’s because two of his siblings died before their first birthday and one shortly after. The next person to die was like 60.