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===drinks=== |
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ale or wine depending upon country |
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===taverns=== |
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Taverns were open fronted establishments located on the ground floor of buildings (like shops), with benches, stools and a few trestle tables, and kegs of wine or ale tapped for customers. |
Taverns were open fronted establishments located on the ground floor of buildings (like shops), with benches, stools and a few trestle tables, and kegs of wine or ale tapped for customers. |
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===gaming=== |
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====dicing==== |
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Playing (gambling) dice games was a popular pasttime at taverns |
Playing (gambling) dice games was a popular pasttime at taverns |
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====Wassail==== |
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A popular drinking game with the english, which probably gave them a reputation as either big drinkers or drunkards in foreign countries. |
A popular drinking game with the english, which probably gave them a reputation as either big drinkers or drunkards in foreign countries. |
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Revision as of 12:34, 5 January 2004
drinks
ale or wine depending upon country
taverns
Taverns were open fronted establishments located on the ground floor of buildings (like shops), with benches, stools and a few trestle tables, and kegs of wine or ale tapped for customers.
If a drinker could not pay for his drink, the barkeeper would take articles of clothing instead, like a pawnbroker.
gaming
dicing
Playing (gambling) dice games was a popular pasttime at taverns
Wassail
A popular drinking game with the english, which probably gave them a reputation as either big drinkers or drunkards in foreign countries.
