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Elizabethan Life

During the Elizabethan period, Europe was going through the Renaissance. Their culture and way of life was emerging from the Middle Ages into their peak of advancements. Also, their lives were very different from ours. They listened to different kinds of music and found other ways of enjoyment such as dancing. The food they ate is also very unusual from ours. Their society was broken into classes, women were obedient and their children could not get educated. Their culture was very unique and different, and their history still remains with us.

Depending on one's place in society, there would be different amounts of meals each day. In general, people ate two meals a day. Lunch was called dinner, and the last meal in the evening was called supper. Breakfast was generally just a "breaking of one's fast," and it was not considered a meal. Foods of the Elizabethan period were mostly spiced with pepper, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, galingale, and cloves. Herbs......

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