Comment by djoldman

2 days ago

> The students were menaces, given to drunkenness, gambling, dueling, and chronically skipping class.

I came across this awhile ago and thought it pretty incredible and interesting:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Scholastica_Day_riot

were the students really surprised about the quality of wine in a place called "Swindlestock Tavern" ? :)