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In "The Red Queen" it is mentioned that many medieval men had trouble finding women to marry, sometimes marrying only in their late 30's, because many young females were hired as the "help" in castles. To what extent was polygamy practiced in medieval Europe?

by /u/BigBootyBear in /r/AskHistorians

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