(Host: Samantha)
Taverns are frequently imagined as bleak, rowdy places occupied exclusively by men but for the occasional buxom serving wench. The popular image, however, does not match the depiction of drinking establishments in medieval sources. Learn more about how medieval drinking establishments should be envisioned in this special revisiting episode of Footnoting History.
 
For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com

Footnoting History

Footnoting History

Drinking in Medieval England Revisited

MAY 30, 202617 MIN
Footnoting History

Drinking in Medieval England Revisited

MAY 30, 202617 MIN

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(Host: Samantha) Taverns are frequently imagined as bleak, rowdy places occupied exclusively by men but for the occasional buxom serving wench. The popular image, however, does not match the depiction of drinking establishments in medieval sources. Learn more about how medieval drinking establishments should be envisioned in this special revisiting episode of Footnoting History.   For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com