Shakespeare A to Z | Country Life
England was still an overwhelmingly rural nation during Shakespeare’s lifetime, with about eight of every ten people living in the countryside. Country life had changed little since medieval* times and was still influenced by the agricultural cycles of planting and harvesting. Far-reaching changes that would transform rural life in fundamental ways were occurring throughout the nation.
VILLAGE LIFE IN THE PAST. Almost all country people—men, women, and children—worked...
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