Contemporary views and reviews
What were the contemporary views of public houses and the social good, or ill, that they represented? How did establishments relate to the other insti...
Drinking Matters
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In this podcast series Dr Beat Kumin from the University of Warwick offers the first comparative survey of early modern public houses and their unique contribution to European culture.
Communication, subversion and stability.
Public houses were obvious centres of communication within communities, but what forms did this interaction take and were they a subversive or stabili...
Economic interests and the provision of services
Public houses represented major economic assets and were significant employers. They also reflected local cuisines and tastes whilst often innovating ...
Agents and interests
Who owned and ran drinking establishments in the early modern period and who were the customers?
Typology and Topography
Defining the styles of drinking establishment and how they fitted into communities.
Drinking Matters - introduction
Introducing this series on drinking culture in early modern Central Europe.