Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The Prohibition of Coffee Drinking
In 1675, fearing potential political unrest, Charles the second issues a proclamation closing down the coffee houses. He already had support of the Woman of London, who in a strongly worded and lewd petition, claimed that it made the man inactive, spending too much time and money away from the home, as a result of which the 'entire race was in danger of extinction". At that time women where not allowed in the coffee houses.
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That's interesting to read. It reminds me of our first class's when we heard in the Islamic faith a women could divorce her husband over a lack of coffee.
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