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you with Sun Express. What if I told you that the Reformation didn't just give us Protestantism,

but also played a role in inventing restaurants. And not

just restaurant, but the whole idea that anyone, not just the rich or the invited, could walk into a

public place, sit down at a table, and pay for a meal. With that came conversation, cross-class

mixing, and something else unexpected,

the early stirrings of a more participatory society, maybe even democracy, fermented slowly

like a strong ale in the back rooms of Tudor taverns. Because for much of English history, eating

wasn't a public act. You ate at home. Or if you were poor and desperate, you relied on the charity

of religious houses, monasteries and abbeys that gave food as part of their spiritual mission.

But when Henry VIII smashed that part of the system

in the 1530s, it left a hole in English hospitality that something, or someone, had to fill.

So let's go back. Before the pub became an institution, before the menu, before the humble tablecloth, let's travel

to 15th century England and watch public dining become a cultural revolution.

Hey friend, welcome back to the YouTube channel for the Renaissance English History Podcast.

I'm dropping in this shorter episode podcast today because I've been reading a book about the history

of eating out. And it's really interesting and fascinating. And I just got done with the chapter

on medieval and Tudor England. And I just had to put something out on the channel because it was

so interesting. So I'm going to put a link to

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