Barbara Tuchman said that the reason for the apparently 'juvenile behaviour' in 14th century Medieval Europe should be considered because most people in society at the time were in their 20's and 30's. How true is this?

by Enleat

I found this on tumblr and remember reading this in A Distant Mirror. Honestly this sounds like a bunch of preposterous bullhonkey and absurdly reductivist towards the complexities of Medieval Europe, but i was wondering how true this is.

keplar

Can you provide some examples of what Tuchman is defining as "juvenile behavior" in that context? Just on the surface I'd be inclined to agree with you that it sounds absurd, but I'd be interested to know regarding what that statement is being made.