I’ve been doing some reading and listening (a CD course) on Tudor history and they mention that after the Reformation banned a lot of public religious gatherings such as wakes and holy feasts, and disbanded the laymen religious guilds that supported various church functions, the alehouse took on more importance as a locus for social [...]
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The Alehouse
Posted in Neighborliness, Peasant Drink, Peasanthood Reflections on October 2, 2007 | 5 Comments »