QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Medieval England?

People of all classes in Medieval England mainly ate what?

Retry Correct Incorrect Most people in the Middle Ages ate bread. White bread was reserved for higher classes, while lower and middle classes baked rye or barley. If they didn’t eat the bread fast enough, it would develop a fungus called ergot that would cause hallucinations.

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C. Balossini / De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images

C. Balossini / De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images

People of all classes in Medieval England mainly ate what?

• Beer
• Mutton
• Milk
• Bread