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In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival ...

(CNN) — Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th-century Jacques de Vitry ...

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