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Sir Walter Raleigh brought tobacco back to Britain from Virginia on 27th July 1586 - and, in so doing, triggered a craze for smoking, which at the time was considered a tonic for halitosis, and even a cure for cancer.\nDespite Queen Elizabeth I being an advocate for the new drug, it didn\u2019t take long for the anti-tobacco movement to kick into gear - with King James I writing a treatise against smoking by 1604.\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion revisit the phenomenon of \u2018Dry Drunkenness\u2019; explain why Eton\u2019s schoolboys were prescribed tobacco with their breakfast; and reveal what happened to Raleigh\u2019s head after he was executed\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 Bob Newhart\u2019s Walter Raleigh sketch (1962):\xa0\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XDxAzVEbN4\n\u2022 \u2018\u201cThis vile custome\u201d: a history of tobacco's medical interpretations\u2019 (Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh):\xa0https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/vile-custome-history-tobaccos-medical-interpretations\n\u2022 \u2018Discovery of velvet bag may solve gory mystery of Walter Raleigh\u2019s missing head\u2019 (The Guardian, 2018):\xa0https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/oct/28/walter-raleigh-bag-severed-head-gory-mystery\nWe had EVEN MORE to say about Sir Walter Raleigh and his tobacco fixation. To hear bonus material this and every week*, support the show NOW at\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors! (*top two tiers only)\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1500s #Royals #Politics #Health #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices