and to explore the everyday dynamics of their lives,

发掘他们生活的动态
their relationships, their emotional palettes

他们的社交关系他们的情绪变化
you might say.

你可能会说
It's only from about the early sixteenth century

从十六世纪早期开始
that the sources survive in large quantities

有大量的资料留存下来
that enable imaginative historians to approach questions like

帮助富有想象力的史学家得出一些结论
how long do people live?

比如那时候人们能活多长
How subject were they to early death from diseases

他们因一些疾病而早逝的几率
like the plague?

比如瘟疫
What age did they get married?

他们什么年纪结婚
Who chose their marriage partners?

谁来挑选他们的结婚伴侣
What was the quality of their family relationships?

他们的家族关系怎么样