Also, going with the same setting, what are some diseases that could keep a middle-aged man bedridden for an extended time, with a questionable possibility of ever recovering? That is, it would be pretty much up in the air if he came through it or died. From what I know, consumption (tuberculosis) was almost always fatal, and I was looking for something with a bit more hope of recovery than that.
Sickness in the Middle Ages
Also, going with the same setting, what are some diseases that could keep a middle-aged man bedridden for an extended time, with a questionable possibility of ever recovering? That is, it would be pretty much up in the air if he came through it or died. From what I know, consumption (tuberculosis) was almost always fatal, and I was looking for something with a bit more hope of recovery than that.
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Wheelchairs in antiquity
What mobility aids would be available to a person with little or no use of their legs, middle-east region, circa 500 CE? My setting is based on…
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English Language Resource on 18th Century French Country Houses
I'm working on a piece of writing about Gustave Flaubert*. For most of his life he lived in Croisset, in a house his father purchased. The Flauberts…
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This is a fantasy story set in a secondary world. The army in question is vaguely reminiscent of the Napoleonic army, but the country it belongs to…