History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical storytelling that makes dozing off educationally depressing.
Brought to you by the Drowsy Historian, each episode is 1–2 hours of immersive bedtime history with just enough absurd detail to keep you listening — until you aren’t.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 118 minutes
- Episodes
- 194
- Years Active
- 2025
The BRUTAL Life of a Harem Slave in the Mughal Court | History For Sleep
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Step inside the forbidden walls of the Mughal harem — where beauty was currency, silence was survival, and freedom was …
The HORRIFYING Fate of a Heretic in the Spanish Inquisition | History For Sleep
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Step inside the chilling world of the Spanish Inquisition, where silence is never empty—and fear begins before the firs…
The BRUTAL Life of a Eunuch in Imperial China | History For Sleep
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Step inside the Forbidden City — not as an emperor, but as the most overlooked figure in imperial history.
This immersiv…
The TERRIFYING Fate of an Accused Witch in 1600s Europe | History For Sleep
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Tonight, you’re not just hearing history — you’re living it.
Step into the cracked boots of a woman accused of witchcraf…
Why You Wouldn't Survive the Trenches of WWI | History For Sleep
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In the trenches of World War I, death wasn’t a dramatic event. It was routine. Tonight’s story walks you through the gr…
The BRUTAL Life of a Roman Gladiator | History For Sleep
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Ever wondered what it was really like to be a gladiator in Ancient Rome?
Forget the Hollywood heroics. This is the real …
The TERRIFYING Fate of a Renaissance Syphilis Victim | History For Sleep
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Syphilis wasn’t just a disease — it was a slow, humiliating unraveling of the body, mind, and social standing. In this …
Why the Crusades Were a Total Disaster for Everyone | History For Sleep
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What really happened during the Crusades? Not the sanitized version — the real story. In this deep-dive documentary, we…
The BRUTAL Life of a Concubine in Imperial China | History For Sleep
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Ever wondered what it was really like to be a concubine in Imperial China? Spoiler: it wasn’t all silk robes and poetic…
The BIZARRE Food of the Aztecs | History For Sleep
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Ever wondered what the Aztecs actually ate? Spoiler: it wasn’t just corn and chocolate.
In this deep dive into the bizar…
What Medieval Feasts Were REALLY Like | History For Sleep
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Welcome to the Feast (You’ll Regret It): A Medieval Sleep Story
Tonight, you’ve been summoned to the grandest event in t…
Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Great Molasses Flood (Yes, That Really Happened) | History For Sleep
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In January 1919, a 50-foot steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of industrial molasses exploded in Boston’s North…
The TERRIFYING Fate of a Medieval Rabies Victim | History For Sleep
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What happens when you're bitten by a rabid dog in the Middle Ages?No hospitals. No vaccines. No understanding of viruse…
Why You Wouldn't Survive as Bonnie and Clyde | History For Sleep
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Tonight, you’re not a legend. You’re not an outlaw. You’re Bonnie Parker — tired, limping, hungry, and far too deep to …
Why Food SUCKED in Ancient Rome | History For Sleep
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Welcome to the Roman Empire — where the architecture was advanced, the politics were brutal, and the food? Utterly depr…
The BRUTAL Life of a Viking Slave | History For Sleep
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What did punishment look like when you had no rights, no voice, and no protection? In Viking society, discipline wasn’t…
Why You Wouldn't Survive a Medieval Plague Ship | History For Sleep
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Step aboard the worst cruise in history — a 14th-century merchant ship slowly rotting at sea, teeming with rats, diseas…
The BIZARRE Laughter Epidemic That Took Over a Country | History For Sleep
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In 1962, a mysterious epidemic swept through a village in Tanganyika. It wasn’t a fever. It wasn’t a rash. It was laugh…
The BRUTAL Reality Native Americans Faced in the 1800s | History For Sleep
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What was it like to live through the slow, systematic erasure of your people? To lose your home, your language, your sa…
The BRUTAL Plague that Made You Dance Until You Died | History For Sleep
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In the summer of 1518, dozens of people in Strasbourg suddenly began to dance—and couldn’t stop. No music, no joy, just…