The man who introduced the fork to England was the world’s first backpacker.
Thomas Coryate was born in the 16th century, died in the 17th century, and in between those years became one of the most widely traveled Englishmen on the planet.
This is when Englishmen didn’t really travel. No trains. No cars. Bad roads. Wars and robbers and such. Modern guide…
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