Thank you for all your great stories. In 1804 the weapon would have been a single shot muzzle loading flintlock. Much depends on the size and quality of the powder. Heated or unburned powder could have gone maybe a couple of meters. In my mind it is very likely that the shooter did not call out at all. That sounds like something he thought he should have done but did not. Shooting with a handgun is not easy. The fact that he shot the victim in the head with that weapon makes me think he was quite close. I think he was nervous in the dark and fired with no warning.
When commentators and academics of the age wrote of an age of enlightenment, they were probably making the point that scientific knowledge existed, rather than saying most of society no longer believed in ghosts. People in previous periods will have relied on folklore and religion to explain anything out of the ordinary. But since humanity's wealth of knowledge was 'enlightened' by new thinking, they were likely making the comment that there was no need to keep clinging to outdated beliefs.
Thanks Ben!!
Thank you for all your great stories. In 1804 the weapon would have been a single shot muzzle loading flintlock. Much depends on the size and quality of the powder. Heated or unburned powder could have gone maybe a couple of meters. In my mind it is very likely that the shooter did not call out at all. That sounds like something he thought he should have done but did not. Shooting with a handgun is not easy. The fact that he shot the victim in the head with that weapon makes me think he was quite close. I think he was nervous in the dark and fired with no warning.
Modern day prank RUclipsrs should hear this.
When commentators and academics of the age wrote of an age of enlightenment, they were probably making the point that scientific knowledge existed, rather than saying most of society no longer believed in ghosts. People in previous periods will have relied on folklore and religion to explain anything out of the ordinary. But since humanity's wealth of knowledge was 'enlightened' by new thinking, they were likely making the comment that there was no need to keep clinging to outdated beliefs.
Was he really scared? More likely trying to make a name for himself killing a ghost.
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