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Expert: - 12/14/2006


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ok what did they wear and eat back then?

Answer
Clothes and food.

OK?

Seriously, Aaron, the food was relatively similar to ours if a bit gamier, less clean, prepared in less sanitary conditions, not as bountiful, without standards of hygiene, ignorant for the most part of food-borne illnesses, seasoned beyond taste to hide rotten or decaying meat, and accompanied by as much wine or ale as possible as water was not a safe beverage, generally speaking.

The clothes are exactly like you see in any movie set in the period or photograph taken then.  Your library should have a couple of books discussing the history of dress.

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Joseph Logue

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I am knowledgeable about English history from about 1400 to 1688, and then from the reign of Victoria (after 1837). I have a particular interest in the monarchy and dynastic relations of Europe from 1800 onwards. I cannot answer questions regarding the latter Stuarts, the early Hanovers, and the politics of the 18th century.

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Undergraduate degree in British history.
Lifelong interest, and over 25 years of personal study.
Oxford University: History of the British Monarchy

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BA/History
MS/Library and Information Science
Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

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