Too Much, Too Young: Children of the Middle Ages

The energetic Dr Stephen Baxter tells the extraordinary story of changing childhoods over 1,000 years. (Some of the children you will know from their adult selves, such as Dick Whittington or Bede).

This is an insight into medieval life that journeys across England, describing struggles to survive a harsh world and – to modern ears – cruel customs. Yet Baxter refers to manuscripts to show that parents loved their children much as now. Superbly paced, this erudite film has real grasp and purpose.