Sorry, we don't allow throughout history questions. These tend to produce threads which are collections of trivia, not the in-depth discussions about a particular topic we're looking for. If you have a specific question about a historical event or period or person, please feel free to re-compose your question and submit it again. Alternatively, questions of this type can be directed to more appropriate subreddits, such as /r/history or /r/askhistory.

Sir George Tryon would be a good example. It has been argued that his bizarre orders which led to the collision between HMS Victoria and HMS Camperdown may have been given when Sir George was suffering from the effects of a good lunch, and when his judgement had been impaired through the effects of the drink taken with his lunch.