What was it like around the 1600's?

That was when my country was under Netherland’s acupation, not much food and clothes…

In my country: roughly 90% of the people were illiterate. There were famines throughout Europe. The inquisition was still active, though its worst days were over.

1618-1648 there was a war, (the thirty years war) where my country lost about 15% to 30% of its entire population (some regions lost as much as 3/4 of the population) because of quarrels between the roman catholic church and the newly founded lutheranian protestant church. (As well as lots of opportunistic noblemen who utilized that quarrel in order to increase their power and posession).

There was no industry. People would fabric their own clothes. There was no fridge and no artificial preservative agents. People ate local products only. There were no fresh fruits or vegetables in wintertime. There was no electricity. People cooked and heated with wood or coal.

No fun time to live in.