when was the fork first used in england
Fork The fork's adoption in northern Europe was slower. Its use was first described in English by Thomas Coryat in a volume of writings on his Italian travels (1611), but for many years it was viewed as an unmanly Italian affectation.[15] Some writers of the Roman Catholic Church expressly disapproved of its use, St. Peter Damian seeing it as "excessive delicacy":[11] It was not until the 18th century that the fork became commonly used in Great Britain,[16] although some sources say that forks were common in France, England and Sweden already by the early 17th century.[17][18][dubious – discuss]