/u/actually_crazy_irl's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How likely was homosexual behaviour in monasteries?

145 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was fainting from shock ever a common occurence, or was it merely a trope in fiction? Did people actually use to lose consciousness overcome by emotion, or have modern people simply become too desensitized for something like that to happen?

66 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did pre-automobile societies have ”drunk driving” laws? How drunk were you allowed to be while riding through town before you get arrested?

63 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did medieval people regard dreams?

32 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How were the soldiers of the Byzantine Empire drilled?

15 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How was the money for taxes gathered in early medieval Europe?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did cultural trends of chivalry generally begin?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did early Christianity spread to the remote ends of Europe on a practical level?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How likely was homosexual behaviour in monasteries?	145
Was fainting from shock ever a common occurence, or was it merely a trope in fiction? Did people actually use to lose consciousness overcome by emotion, or have modern people simply become too desensitized for something like that to happen?	66
Did pre-automobile societies have ”drunk driving” laws? How drunk were you allowed to be while riding through town before you get arrested?	63
How did medieval people regard dreams?	32
How were the soldiers of the Byzantine Empire drilled?	15
How was the money for taxes gathered in early medieval Europe?	9
How did cultural trends of chivalry generally begin?	3
How did early Christianity spread to the remote ends of Europe on a practical level?	1