What are examples of Tudor table manners?

Tudor Table Manners. If you sat at a dinner or banquet in Tudor times you would not find a familiar setting. ... read more

At the dinner table you would not have had a plate for youself but you would be sharing with up to 4 people from a large dinner plate. The head of the table of course, would only share with one other as he or she (in the case of Queen Elizabeth) were the privilidged ones. read more

Good table manners could sometimes lead to promotion, so it was important to learn the right way to behave. Most table manners were practical, concentrating on cleanliness and consideration for others who would be sharing the food.They were thought so important that they were both written down by hand and learned, and later were put into printed instruction books, in rhyming format which made them easier to learn. read more

Sit up straight. Say please and thank you. Don't put your elbows on the table. Most of us were drilled from an early age in proper manners and etiquette. But once you leave your home country, things get a bit complicated. Here are some examples of how other cultures do things differently. read more