Title: Life in the 17th Century
Headings: LIFE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
LIFE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
SOCIETY IN 17th CENTURY ENGLAND
LONDON IN THE 17TH CENTURY
BANKS IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
RICH PEOPLE'S HOMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
POOR PEOPLE'S HOMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
FOOD IN THE 1600S
CLOTHES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
GAMES AND PASTIMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
EDUCATION IN THE 1600s
TRANSPORT IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
MEDICINE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
WARFARE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IN THE 17th CENTURY

Content: Chairs also became far more comfortable. Upholstered (padded and covered) chairs became common in wealthy people's homes. In the 1680s the first real armchairs appeared. In the early 17th century the architect Inigo Jones introduced the classical style of architecture (based on ancient Greek and Roman styles). He designed the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall, which was the first purely classical building in England. The late 17th century was a great age of building grand country homes, displaying the wealth of the upper class at that time. POOR PEOPLE'S HOMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
However all the improvements in furniture did not apply to the poor. Their furniture, such as it was, remained very plain and basic. However, there were some improvements in poor people's houses in the 17th century. In the Middle Ages ordinary people's homes were usually made of wood.