Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Contributors vi
4. Introduction: After Ariès 1
5. Childhood and Youth in the Early Middle Ages 11
6. Jewish Society under Pressure: The Concept of Childhood 25
7. Desiring Virgins: Maidens, Martyrs and Femininity in Late Medieval England 45
8. Out of the Mouths of Babes: Authority in Pearl and in Narratives of the Child King Richard 61
9. A Safe-Haven for Children? The Early Humiliati and Provision for Children 73
10. Migration, Youth and Gender in Later Medieval England 85
11. Good Advice on Leaving Home in the Romances 101
12. ‘Youth on the Prow’: Three Young Kings in the Late Viking Age 123
13. Index 141