...but wrinkled ; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject...sugar) ; she had in her ears two pearls, with very XXii GREENWICH HOSPITAL 425 rich drops ; she wore false hair, and that red ; upon her head she had...

...but wrinkled ; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow, and her teeth black, (a defect the English seem subject...reported to be made of some of the gold of the celebrated Lunebourg table. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it, till they marry ; and...

...her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow ; and her teeth black (a defect the English seemsubject to, from their too great use of sugar) ; she had in...reported to be made of some of the gold of the celebrated Lunebourg table : her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it, till they marry ; and...

...indulge a taste for sweetmeats." In particular, Paul Hentzner observed Queen Elizabeth's black teeth — "a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar." (Anonymous [Pertinax] 1904). Microbiological Experiments. — From a scientific standpoint, perhaps,...

...indulge a taste for sweetmeats." In particular, Paul Hentzner observed Queen Elizabeth's black teeth — "a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar." (Anonymous [Pertinax] 1964). Microbiological Experiments. — From a scientific standpoint, perhaps,...

...when each person ate 450 g of sugar a year! Elizabeth's teeth were black, and a visitor said it was 'a defect the English seem subject to from their too great use of sugar'. Sugar contains carbohydrate and provides plenty of energy. A heaped teaspoon of sugar supplies about...

...fair but wrinkled; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant; her nose a little hooked, her lips narrow, and her teeth black, (a defect the English seem subject...she had in her ears two pearls with very rich drops; her hair was of an auburn colour, but false; upon her head she had a small crown, reported to be made...

...fair but wrinkled; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant; her nose a little hooked, her lips narrow and her teeth black: (a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar) . . . she wore false hair, and that red."53 Sixteenth-century visual conventions would not allow for an aging...

...fair, but wrinkled; her eyes small yet black and pleasant; her nose a little hooked; her lips narrow and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject to from their too great use of sugar). She wore false red hair. Trade brought foreign fashions and material to England and Elizabeth tried them...

...result, a German traveler who met Queen Elizabeth in Shakespearean times described her black teeth — "a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar." By 1700, a bad British poet penned "Panacea: A Poem Upon Tea," praising the brew as "the Drink of Health,...