7. Queen Elizabeth I Got Tipsy During Breakfast
Queen Elizabeth I of England lived way back in the 1500’s, and she is considered to be one of the greatest Queens in the history of the United Kingdom. She had a breakfast that seems more like a supper by today’s standards. Nearly every morning, Queen Elizabeth I ate a beef stew with a piece of bread. She also drank a tall glass of ale to go along with the hearty meal, even if it was very early in the morning.
It’s always possible that the stew was made with leftover meat and vegetables from dinner the night before, and since modern refrigeration was not invented back then, it only makes sense that the meat should be eaten before it went bad. Water may not have been the cleanest thing to drink at the time, either, so ale just may have been her best option. But tea still existed back then, and drinking in the morning before her royal duties seems a tad bit irresponsible. But who are we to judge?