Life in the 16th century

Today in my blog I will speak about the life in the 16th century. I will compare the different styles of life and then I will conclude which is the best time to live.


16th century:

The average life expectancy was just 35 years.
Most Tudor people lived in the countryside, in small villages. Tudor England was a farming society. Most of the population (over 90 %) lived in small villages and made their living from farming.
Water was collected from village pumps, wells or streams but was often polluted.
They were often just a piece of wood over a bowl or a hole in the ground.
There were none of the comforts we have today. Home life was really hard because they didn’t have electricity in the houses.

Today
The average life expectancy is nowadays more less 80 years.
Most of the population live in towns and big cities.
Because of the big innovations, people work in the industries in the big towns.
All the houses have faucets, baths, showers… where water is automatically.
They are well equipped, comfortable and hygienic.
The technology makes our life really easy. We have electricity so we can watch TV, play games, play with the computer…

These are the principal differences between the 16th century and nowadays.
But there’s a thing that has not changed: the social differences.

In the 16th century, there was a big difference between rich and poor people. Rich people dressed really well, with really beautiful and ornate dresses, and lived in beautiful houses while poor people wore simple, loose-fitting clothes made from woollen cloth.

So, in my opinion, it’s true that we have made many advances technologically and socially domain but we have to continue advancing in human domain.