can some tell me about queen anne in the 17 century ..what comon food was ate how comon plp lived?

Answer 1

Queen Anne (Stuart) was born in 1665, began her reign in 1702 and died in 1714. Although she became very fat and was dull and rather pathetic, she did preside over a period of elegance and greatness and gave her name to a style of furniture and architecutre.

She was the younger sister of Mary II (of William and Mary), and the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. She married the fat and dull Prince George of Denmark and suffered seventeen miscarriages or stillbirths, the only child to live being the little Duke of Gloucester who died at the age of eleven. It is said he had hydrocephalus among other things. The Queen suffered from dropsy, gout, arthritis and possibly lupus; she died aged forty-nine and is buried in Westminster Abbey in a large coffin to accommodate her bulk, and surrounding that coffin, in the vaults, are seventeen little boxes containing the remians of her babies.

All her contemporaries speak of Queen Anne's dullness; she had no conversation except gossip, and took very little interest in the brilliant achievements of the writers, artists, architects and thinkers around her.

"Just to list the great names is to recognise that England was now becoming polished, civilized and sophisticated in ways totally unheard of in previous times: Christopher Wren; Daniel Defoe; Jonathan Swift; philosophers Newton and Berkeley; painters Kneller and Thornhill; Addison, Steele and Pope - and politicians and military geniuses Walpole and the Duke of Marlborough. "

The Duke of Marlborough won great battles like Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet; the Treaty of Utrecht was drawn up in 1713, which gave England great power and influence. In 1701 England and Scotland were at last formally united in the Act of Union.

The poet of caustic wit, Alexander Pope, summed her up:

"Here, thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea."

Jonathan Swift:

"The Queen sits in a circle of twenty visitors with her fan in her mouth, saying three words about once a minute to those about her, and then upon hearing that dinner was ready going out at once."

Anne had close female friends such as Sarah Churchill, wife of the Duke of Marlborough (until a huge quarrel); then she turned to Abigail Masham. In her reign the great palace of Blenheim was built.

The Queen was, however, noted for her generosity, and dutifully "touched" people to heal them of their scrofula - this was a disease called the "King's Evil", and generations of monarchs would "touch" sufferers.

This site is good:
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_8.htm

Helpful re the times:
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide17/part05.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/2043.htm
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Stuarts_index.htm

By Anne's time, people were drinking coffee, tea and chocolate (not for the poor!); sugar was not as expensive as it had been, and people were able to travel more. Even though new dishes were introduced from other European countries, such as pasta from Italy, the English still preferred their substantial, solid, wholesome roast and boiled meats. New things were being imported from the West Indies (sugar), allspice from Jamaica, etc - and the English pudding reigned supreme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffeehouse
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/booksforcooks/1700s/1700sfood.html
http://www.geocities.com/napaValley/6454/history3.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_tea.shtml#tea_in_britain
http://www.ivu.org/history/renaissance/shakespeare.html (sift through it)

General:
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/history/london-life/london-life17th.html
http://www.localhistories.org/london.html

Dress:
http://costumes.org/history/100pages/17thlinks.htm#1665-1700

I'm afraid this is a bit diverse; there doesn't seem to be anything definitive on Queen Anne and her times.

Answer 2

According to the Norton Anthology of Royal Personage, Queen Anne was the most 'in touch' with the common people than any other monarch in history. She frequently left the palace grounds to stroll amongst the common folk, where she was simply known as Ann, or Annie. She also enjoyed the rural cuisine of the time and fancied a nice shepherds pie from the local pub much more than the fancy dinners the royal cooks prepared. It was also widely speculated that she had a taste for Asian cuisine, and could frequently be spotted down at the local Chinese takeaway in SoHo ordering a big dish of Beef Chow Mein

Answer 3

The food consumed by the rulers of th e17th century british monach was primarily, venison, phesant, lamb and rabbit. Fruit was for the rich and royality . There was an abundance of sweets, breads and pasteries. Beer and wine was the drink of choice as the water was impure. The commoners lived in over crowed muddy streets with inadequate water and sewer and flea infested bedding. Mortality was short ---most not living past their 40's ( this was considered old age) and 1 out of 3 babies died due to disease.

Answer 4

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