Category: Elizabethan Period

Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?

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A. Dump sites in the nearby country
B. The streets
C. The underground drains
D. Designated “trash” areas