History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian21 Aug 2025

How Did Medieval People Get High?

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Tonight, you’re not chasing glory, or even survival. You’re just trying to make it through the Middle Ages without accidentally hallucinating yourself into sainthood.

From moldy rye to poppy syrup, flying ointments to incense smoke, this journey through historical intoxication isn’t about rebellion—it’s about ritual. Poor harvest? Have some psychedelic bread. Sick child? Try opium tea. Feeling holy? That might be the incense talking.

This isn’t a party. It’s prayer, fever, fermentation, and the desperate need to feel something other than cold.

Lie back. Get comfortable. And if the walls start breathing halfway through… well, that’s historically accurate.

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