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I just learned that the artists in residence at the Papal Court of Avignon (1300s) smoked hashish. Was there any religious and societal condemnation of such behavior the way there is today?

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What did the life of a medieval hermit entail? Also, why were there so many hermits in medieval Europe, and why were they so widely admired?

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Casanova's financial health

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What are some examples of forbidden books from medieval Europe, and why were they forbidden?

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If the medieval mystic Elisabeth van Spalbeek abused her body daily through her "dancing," couldn't that have caused her stigmata?

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"dolphin wig" in 17th-century Rome

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where did medieval university students live? and other questions about the medieval "college experience."

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I am studying music and have asked a few professors this, but no one seems to know.

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In modern dollars and cents, how much was one scudo (plural: scudi) worth in Rome in the first half of the 1600s?

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How or where did Isabella Andreini (1562-1604) acquire the classical education that endeared her to the elite classes, when most female performers seem to have been vilified or at least disrespected?

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I just learned that the artists in residence at the Papal Court of Avignon (1300s) smoked hashish. Was there any religious and societal condemnation of such behavior the way there is today?	17	AskHistorians
What did the life of a medieval hermit entail? Also, why were there so many hermits in medieval Europe, and why were they so widely admired?	15	AskHistorians
Casanova's financial health	12	AskHistorians
What are some examples of forbidden books from medieval Europe, and why were they forbidden?	11	AskHistorians
If the medieval mystic Elisabeth van Spalbeek abused her body daily through her "dancing," couldn't that have caused her stigmata?	11	AskHistorians
"dolphin wig" in 17th-century Rome	11	AskHistorians
where did medieval university students live? and other questions about the medieval "college experience."	10	AskHistorians
I am studying music and have asked a few professors this, but no one seems to know.	10	AskHistorians
In modern dollars and cents, how much was one scudo (plural: scudi) worth in Rome in the first half of the 1600s?	9	AskHistorians
How or where did Isabella Andreini (1562-1604) acquire the classical education that endeared her to the elite classes, when most female performers seem to have been vilified or at least disrespected?	7	AskHistorians