228 Episodes

  1. The TERRIFYING Fate of a Renaissance Syphilis Victim

    Published: 10/06/2025
  2. Why the Crusades Were a Total Disaster for Everyone

    Published: 10/06/2025
  3. The BRUTAL Life of a Concubine in Imperial China

    Published: 09/06/2025
  4. The BIZARRE Food of the Aztecs

    Published: 08/06/2025
  5. What Medieval Feasts Were REALLY Like

    Published: 07/06/2025
  6. Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Great Molasses Flood (Yes, That Really Happened)

    Published: 07/06/2025
  7. The TERRIFYING Fate of a Medieval Rabies Victim

    Published: 06/06/2025
  8. Why You Wouldn't Survive as Bonnie and Clyde

    Published: 06/06/2025
  9. Why Food SUCKED in Ancient Rome

    Published: 05/06/2025
  10. The BRUTAL Life of a Viking Slave

    Published: 04/06/2025
  11. Why You Wouldn't Survive a Medieval Plague Ship

    Published: 03/06/2025
  12. The BIZARRE Laughter Epidemic That Took Over a Country

    Published: 02/06/2025
  13. The BRUTAL Reality Native Americans Faced in the 1800s

    Published: 31/05/2025
  14. The BRUTAL Plague that Made You Dance Until You Died

    Published: 30/05/2025
  15. Why You Wouldn't Survive an Australian Penal Colony

    Published: 29/05/2025
  16. Why You Wouldn't "Survive" the Cadaver Synod

    Published: 28/05/2025
  17. Why You'd Regret Joining the Donner Party

    Published: 27/05/2025
  18. Why You Wouldn’t Survive as Henry VIII’s Wife (Most Didn’t)

    Published: 26/05/2025
  19. Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Stone Age

    Published: 25/05/2025
  20. Why You Wouldn't Survive the Salem Witch Trials

    Published: 25/05/2025

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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. Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying p

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