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The medieval beverage of choice: alcohol or water?

Illustration of a Monk wine taster (13th century). Illumination from a copy of Li livres dou santé by Aldobrandino of Siena. British Library manuscript Sloane 2435, f. 44v.

There is a strong misconception that people living in medieval times would primarily drink alcohol as it was believed that water was unsafe to drink.

Posted byRachel Yu Cheng Chan22nd February 201922nd February 2019Posted inMedieval, Volume 8Tags: alcohol, beer, drink, food, Medieval, social class, water, wineLeave a comment on The medieval beverage of choice: alcohol or water?
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