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Boring History for Sleep

Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds, and

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04:04:16

Boring History For Sleep | The Gross Secret Life of...

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2025/10/15

💰👑 Everyone dreams of being rich in medieval times—castles, feasts, golden goblets... but reality check: it was awful. Your fancy silver plates leaked poison, your outfits weighed more than a small child, and your “toilet” was a hole that emptied straight into the moat. Romantic, right?Baths were optional (and by optional, we mean once per royal scandal), food came with a free side of dysentery, and servants saw everything—because privacy hadn’t been invented yet.So get comfy, and drift off to the

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04:37:26

Boring History For Sleep | When Moors Met Monarchs:...

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2025/10/15

🌙⚔️ Medieval Spain was less a kingdom and more a centuries-long soap opera with swords. Moors, Christians, and Jews lived side by side—sometimes trading, sometimes fighting, always building something extraordinary. Cities sparkled with science, art, and arguments, while kings switched sides faster than you can say Reconquista.From the golden age of Al-Andalus to the final fall of Granada, this is the story of a land caught between faith and fire, beauty and betrayal.So settle in, close your eyes,

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05:16:02

Boring History For Sleep | How Britain Survived the...

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2025/10/14

🌑⚔️ When the Roman legions marched out of Britain, they left behind more than crumbling walls. What followed was a shadowy time of invasions, lost knowledge, and shifting kingdoms—the so-called “Dark Ages.” From Saxon raiders to mysterious ruins, from forgotten kings to the seeds of Arthurian legend, this was a world caught between collapse and rebirth.Lay back and drift into the misty past, where warlords ruled, myths were born, and history often feels more like a half-remembered dream.👉 Boring

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04:47:23

The Entire Story of Halloween 🎃👻 Boring History For...

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2025/10/13

🎃👻 Halloween didn’t start with candy and costumes. Its roots go all the way back to ancient Celtic rituals of Samhain, where people lit bonfires to ward off spirits and wore disguises to trick wandering ghosts. Over centuries, those eerie traditions blended with Christian festivals, folk legends, and—eventually—pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and haunted houses.Close your eyes as we drift through the spooky yet fascinating history of Halloween—where myths, monsters, and midnight superstitions slowly

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04:39:10

Boring History For Sleep | Totally WRONG Medieval...

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2025/10/12

Boring History For Sleep | Totally WRONG Medieval “Facts” Everyone Believes ⚔️📜⚔️🕯️ Think knights wore shiny armor 24/7 and peasants never bathed? Think again. The Middle Ages weren’t nearly as filthy, cruel, or clueless as the myths make them sound. From misunderstood “dungeons” to those infamous turkey legs that never actually existed, we’re busting the biggest medieval lies one by one.Close your eyes and let history’s most stubborn myths crumble as you drift off to sleep—because sometimes, the

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03:57:32

What Being a Princess in the Middle Ages Was ACTUALLY...

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2025/10/11

What Being a Princess in the Middle Ages Was ACTUALLY Like | Boring History For Sleep

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03:55:26

How Mountain Men Built Cabins From Scratch (With Zero...

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2025/10/10

🏔️🪓 Imagine being dropped in the wilderness with nothing but an axe, some grit, and a questionable beard. That’s how the mountain men of early America built their homes—log by log, blister by blister. From chopping down massive trees to notching logs with sheer stubbornness, to mud chinking that doubled as insulation and bug glue, these guys turned empty forests into smoky, creaky cabins.Close your eyes and drift off as we unpack the tough, weird, and sometimes ridiculous ways mountain men

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04:00:56

Dark Secrets of the Middle Ages That Just Got...

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2025/10/09

🕯️🔍 The Middle Ages left behind more questions than answers—until now. From bizarre medical practices, haunted castles, mysterious skeletons in plague pits, and secret codes hidden in medieval manuscripts, historians are finally solving riddles that baffled people for centuries.Close your eyes and drift into a world of superstition, darkness, and strange discoveries as we unravel the mysteries that medieval folks never lived to understand.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Creepy, weird, and somehow…

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03:55:23

Boring History For Sleep | Where Poor Peasants Slept...

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2025/10/08

🚶‍♂️💤 Medieval peasants didn’t have hotels, cozy Airbnbs, or even a roadside inn most of the time. So where did they crash when traveling long distances? The answers are rough: barns, ditches, monastery floors, or anywhere a landlord maybe wouldn’t kick them out. From straw piles that doubled as bug hotels to the rare (and smelly) communal inn, peasant travel was anything but glamorous.Close your eyes and drift off as we explore the not-so-comfy world of medieval road trips—where “budget travel”

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03:54:54

Medieval Childbirth Was PURE NIGHTMARE | Boring...

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2025/10/07

Ever wondered what childbirth was REALLY like in medieval times? Spoiler: it wasn’t candles and lullabies—it was pain, prayers, and a whole lot of superstition. From bizarre birthing charms to the terrifying “medical” practices that would make you glad you were born in modern times, this episode dives deep into the messy, scary, and sometimes downright weird world of medieval childbirth.Get cozy, close your eyes, and let this strange (and occasionally horrifying) piece of history carry you off to

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03:54:00

Medusa’s Tragic Life (Before She Got Snakes for Hair)...

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2025/10/06

🐍👁️ You know Medusa—the snake-haired lady who turns people to stone. But her story is way darker (and sadder) than most people realize. From her cursed beginnings, to the drama with Athena, to her infamous showdown with Perseus, this is the whole saga of one of Greek mythology’s most misunderstood figures.Get comfy, shut your eyes, and let this ancient, tragic, and weirdly soothing tale of monsters, gods, and revenge lull you into sleep. 💤👉 Boring History For Sleep | Myths, curses, and bedtime

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03:57:59

Boring History For Sleep | The WORST Kings in History 👑💤

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2025/10/05

👑😴 Not every king was noble, wise, or even remotely competent. Some bankrupted their kingdoms, started pointless wars, or just made life miserable for everyone around them. From kings who lost entire empires to rulers remembered mostly for their bad decisions (and worse tempers), this is the story of history’s most disastrous monarchs.Lay back, close your eyes, and let the royal drama of failure, foolishness, and crowns gone wrong lull you into sleep.👉 History For Sleep | When bedtime stories

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04:00:23

Power, Corruption, and the Worst Popes | Boring...

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2025/10/04

Close your eyes and drift into the shadows of church history. In this calm retelling, we’ll quietly explore some of the most notorious popes — men whose reigns were marked by corruption, scandal, politics, and intrigue.From the chaos of the Dark Ages to the Renaissance papacy, you’ll hear about leaders whose actions shaped Europe, for better and for worse. Told softly and steadily, this episode is designed to help you relax, unwind, and even fall asleep while learning about a side of history that is

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04:05:07

When Roman Cities Turned to Ruins in the Middle Ages...

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2025/10/03

Close your eyes and step back in time to the fading days of the Roman Empire. In this calm and steady retelling, we’ll explore why once-great Roman cities slowly emptied and crumbled during the Middle Ages.You’ll hear about the decline of trade and roads, the fall of aqueducts and baths, and how shifting populations left forums and amphitheaters silent. From invasions and plagues to new medieval kingdoms rising in their place, the story of abandoned Roman cities is both haunting and fascinating.Told

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03:54:13

Life in Medieval Castles Was De$dly | Boring History...

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2025/10/02

Medieval castles may look majestic today, but living inside them was far from safe. In this calm retelling, we’ll explore why castles were often cold, crowded, and dangerous — from disease and fires to sieges and betrayals.Told softly and steadily, this episode is made to help you relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep while quietly learning about the hidden dangers of life behind castle walls.

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03:45:46

Life in Medieval Scotland Was No Fairytale | Boring...

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2025/10/01

Travel back to the rugged lands of Medieval Scotland, where life was far from easy. In this gentle, slow retelling, you’ll hear what daily life was really like for ordinary people — from farming on harsh soil and surviving cold winters, to the struggles of clan rivalries, war, and poverty.We’ll explore the castles and villages, the role of faith, and the traditions that shaped a world both beautiful and brutal. Told in a steady, soothing voice, this episode is designed to help you unwind, relax, and

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03:57:59

The Entire Story of the Titans | Greek Mythology |...

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2025/09/30

Lay back and drift into the quiet world of Greek mythology, where the Titans ruled before the Olympian gods. In this slow, calm retelling, you’ll hear the full story of the ancient Titans — children of the sky god Uranus and the earth goddess Gaia.Follow their rise to power, their struggles against their father, and the great Titanomachy — the war between the old gods and the new. You’ll meet Cronus, Rhea, Oceanus, Hyperion, and the many other figures who shaped the earliest myths of the cosmos.Told

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03:55:30

The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Boring History for Sleep

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2025/09/29

Settle in for a calm and steady retelling of one of the most famous royal stories in English history — the lives of the six wives of King Henry VIII.From Catherine of Aragon to Catherine Parr, each queen’s story is told gently and slowly: their marriages, triumphs, struggles, and the turbulent times that changed England forever. You’ll hear about annulments, betrayals, politics, and personal tragedies — but always in a soothing, relaxed style designed to help you rest.This is not a dramatic history

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04:00:26

The Entire Story of Ancient Mesopotamia | Boring...

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2025/09/28

Close your eyes and drift back to the cradle of civilization. In this slow, calm retelling, you’ll hear the complete story of Ancient Mesopotamia — from the first farming villages along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the rise and fall of powerful empires like Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria.Discover how the earliest cities were built, how cuneiform writing began, and how Hammurabi’s code laid the foundation for law. Along the way, you’ll hear about myths, kings, wars, and daily life in a land

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03:42:43

Ancient Persia’s Weirdest Daily Habits | Boring...

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2025/09/27

Ancient Persia was one of the greatest empires in history — rich, powerful, and filled with customs that might seem shocking to us today but were perfectly normal to them. From unusual laws and strict rituals to surprising habits of daily life, Persia’s world was at once strange and fascinating.Told slowly and gently, this story is not about excitement or drama, but about the quiet rhythms of a world that feels both distant and oddly familiar. Perfect for late-night listening, when the past becomes

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