| ▲ | kixiQu 2 hours ago | |
It's more complicated than that. https://acoup.blog/2025/08/08/collections-life-work-death-an... | ||
| ▲ | Balgair an hour ago | parent [-] | |
TLDR: Peasants could expect between 8-12 pregnancies, with 2 (!) surviving to adulthood. Christ, that is a lot of dead children for every woman. Your heart just breaks over and over. | ||