This is something that most movies set in past eras get wrong.
They always show a bunch of candles in the houses, even in poor ones, and a lot of torches outside.
No, just no. No poor household could afford candles, they used pinewood chips, if they could even afford them.
And torches were also expensive, and lasted only a short time.
Even firewood was expensive.
Many movies also show kerosene lamps in eras where they weren't even invented.
The worst thing I've seen is a korean movie, set in the 16th century, showing an Aladdin mantle lamp (without the mantle, and grossly misadjusted). Those things were invented in the 1920s, and became popular in the 1930s.
Come on, guys. You have internet. Getting it right just consts you one Google search.
Many movies also show kerosene lamps in eras where they weren't even invented. The worst thing I've seen is a korean movie, set in the 16th century, showing an Aladdin mantle lamp (without the mantle, and grossly misadjusted). Those things were invented in the 1920s, and became popular in the 1930s.
Come on, guys. You have internet. Getting it right just consts you one Google search.