Correction: "laudanum", not "Luandanum". And there's no reason to capitalize that, nor opium. Not clear why you think the Hapsburgs and the Medicis lost their

Correction: "laudanum", not "Luandanum". And there's no reason to capitalize that, nor opium. Not clear why you think the Hapsburgs and the Medicis lost their reigns due to alcoholic opium use. That's a new one to me. Edit: Also, I was unaware the Allies were uniformly under the influence (aside from the Yanks). Citation?