Peter Biller

Growing Old in the Middle Ages

Shulamith ShaharThe Eye of the Beholder. Deformity & Disability in the Graeco-Roman WorldRobert GarlandOld Age in Late Medieval EnglandJoel T. Rosenthal

Published November 1 1997

The Incorruptible Flesh

Bodily mutation and mortification in religion and folklore, by Piero Camporesi

Published July 31 1989

A Helping Hand for One of Tresham's Triplets

Peter Biller looks at the restoration of one of England's finest remaining early town halls.

Published August 31 1986

Childbirth in the Middle Ages

The hazards of medieval pregnancy were met by attitudes that were a curious mixture of folklore, obstetrics, religion and common sense.

Published July 31 1986

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.