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The majority of men in the 17th century were peasant farmers. There were also tradesmen, craftsmen, and merchants. The fashions in the 1600s were broad lace or linen collars for the men.
Men were expected to have jobs so they can provide for their families. They were expected to do "men's work" such as working in the field ect.A man did not do "women's work" such as cleaning,cooking ect.
- Rich people's houses were designed for defense rather than comfort and built grand houses e.g. Cardinal Wolsey built Hampton Court Palace
- Middle Class built sturdy 'half-timbered' houses. They were made with a timber frame filled in with wattle and daub (wickerwork and plaster).
- Poor people built or rebuilt their houses with a wooden frame filled in with bricks. Roofs were usually thatched though some well off people had tiles.
-Rich people ate vast amounts of meat and few vegetables.
-Poor people lived on a dreary diet. In the morning they had bread and cheese and onions. They only had one cooked meal a day
- All classes ate bread but it varied in quality. Rich peoples bread was made from fine white flour. Poor people ate coarse bread of barley or rye.
During the early 1600s in England, life expectancy was only about 35 years, largely because two-thirds of all children died before the age of four.