Since WATER WASNT CLEAN ... they HAD TO drink alcohol, because it was the only clean drink available. The whole "boil water to purify it" wasnt really known about yet.
@@tubekulose Yeah, they missed the part that alcohol were more often than not very diluted. There wasn't exactly mass production facilities and only a few did drink non diluted ale or wine. Even in the early 20th, wine was still drank diluted by the mass.
6:50 If you are a GLASSBLOWER in Prague (Czech Republic), you get 3-4 beers every shift, because you are working in a VERY HOT environment and NEED the minerals to replenish the loss through sweating. Luckily the Czech are brewing good beer.
For tens of thousands of years, marijuana had been used, nearly as long as bread. Only a hundred or so years ago puritanical governments decided that it should be banned.
1 pound = 20 shillings ... [21 shillings = 1 guinea] 200 shillings = 10 pounds British money is such a "pain in the a ... rear" ... because nothing is easy to calculate, i.e. "a multiple of 10".
A tipple usuallg means, to drink a smidgen of a favorite type of alcohol. 1. He drank a brew or two, of his favorite tipple. 2. Some people tipple and drive. 3. Alcoholics have a preferred tipple hello from Denmark 🌸
@@Muck006 yeah but that didn't always mean drunkard. "Tippelei" is another word for "Walz", the time when a young craftsman is encouraged (not always demanded) to travel for several years (as a German you surely know this, I'm mentioning it for others who might not).
This doesn't apply for all of Europe and not for all ages BUT: Medieval societies had a very clear understanding on which kind of water is drinkable and which isn't. But that didn't prevent them from using water from an open, non-moving body of water. They just used it for different things. The general understanding was that moving, colourless water was the best (rain, spring water, flowing well etc.). If you couldn't get that, clean water from a well would still do. Water from a lake was only used for drinking if the lake was clear. Everything else was for various trades (dyers, tanners and such). And last but not least: When historical sources speak of a strong ale as payment, that doesn't refer to alcohol content but to original gravity. The stronger this ale is the more calories and richness in taste it has.
16:43 _"... it wasn't called Mary well blah blah blah. Whatever he said so, uh, see what he did what did he say."_ 16:53 _"... for the medievals drink and drunkenness were a socially accepted part of life. After all it wasn't called _*_"merry old England"_*_ for nothing, thank you."_ 17:04 _"... Mar.. aling.. when.. do you know what that is also?"_ English is not my native language and even I understand that he says _".. it wasn't called _*_merry old England_*_ for nothing"_
@@koffieatletisch What’s not ‘Nice’ about it? The italic text is quoting what’s being said in the video. It’s not my fault he can’t understand simple English.
Since WATER WASNT CLEAN ... they HAD TO drink alcohol, because it was the only clean drink available. The whole "boil water to purify it" wasnt really known about yet.
nope, people still belief this. If water was that bad they never could brew beer. Jeez, european historians cringe every time hearing this
That's just a baseless rumour. And videos like that keep it alive.
@@tubekulose Yeah, they missed the part that alcohol were more often than not very diluted. There wasn't exactly mass production facilities and only a few did drink non diluted ale or wine. Even in the early 20th, wine was still drank diluted by the mass.
6:50 If you are a GLASSBLOWER in Prague (Czech Republic), you get 3-4 beers every shift, because you are working in a VERY HOT environment and NEED the minerals to replenish the loss through sweating. Luckily the Czech are brewing good beer.
For tens of thousands of years, marijuana had been used, nearly as long as bread. Only a hundred or so years ago puritanical governments decided that it should be banned.
Yeah and slowly that damage is being undone and it should be legal soon I think
1 pound = 20 shillings ... [21 shillings = 1 guinea]
200 shillings = 10 pounds
British money is such a "pain in the a ... rear" ... because nothing is easy to calculate, i.e. "a multiple of 10".
A tipple usuallg means, to drink a smidgen of a favorite type of alcohol.
1. He drank a brew or two, of his favorite tipple.
2. Some people tipple and drive.
3. Alcoholics have a preferred tipple
hello from Denmark 🌸
In german there is the term "Tippelbruder" ... which is basically a word for "a drunkard".
@@Muck006 yeah but that didn't always mean drunkard. "Tippelei" is another word for "Walz", the time when a young craftsman is encouraged (not always demanded) to travel for several years (as a German you surely know this, I'm mentioning it for others who might not).
The water was terrible in those times. So it was safer to drink alcohol.
The ale they drank was rather low in alcohol content.
That's just a baseless rumour. And videos like that keep it alive.
This doesn't apply for all of Europe and not for all ages BUT:
Medieval societies had a very clear understanding on which kind of water is drinkable and which isn't. But that didn't prevent them from using water from an open, non-moving body of water. They just used it for different things. The general understanding was that moving, colourless water was the best (rain, spring water, flowing well etc.). If you couldn't get that, clean water from a well would still do. Water from a lake was only used for drinking if the lake was clear. Everything else was for various trades (dyers, tanners and such).
And last but not least: When historical sources speak of a strong ale as payment, that doesn't refer to alcohol content but to original gravity. The stronger this ale is the more calories and richness in taste it has.
16:43 _"... it wasn't called Mary well blah blah blah. Whatever he said so, uh, see what he did what did he say."_
16:53 _"... for the medievals drink and drunkenness were a socially accepted part of life. After all it wasn't called _*_"merry old England"_*_ for nothing, thank you."_
17:04 _"... Mar.. aling.. when.. do you know what that is also?"_
English is not my native language and even I understand that he says _".. it wasn't called _*_merry old England_*_ for nothing"_
Well yeah, but you could be nice about it.
@@koffieatletisch What’s not ‘Nice’ about it?
The italic text is quoting what’s being said in the video.
It’s not my fault he can’t understand simple English.
Ok. But why the rude reply to the video. It's unnecessary.
Tipple : to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.
Medieval Madness is a fantastic channel. I binged their videos only last week.
The monks stil make good beers this time in Belgium the best beer is from there I dont drink beer only koffie and rum choclatemelk arnoud
Cheers 🍻
Something is wrong with your microphone.
So bad sound.
OK I'll check into it, thank you
@@ItsCharlieVestso interesting 😂🤣