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History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

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. 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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01:42:12

The HORRIFYING Life of a Viking Berserker

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/24

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep inside the fire-lit halls and frost-choked battlefields of the Viking Age, where the berserker legend was born. Far from the glorified verses sung by skalds, the life of a berserker was one of isolation, suspicion, and ruin. Feared by enemies, distrusted by comrades, and consumed by a frenzy that promised strength but delivered only exhaustion, their reality was harsher than the myths suggest. This is not a

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01:45:42

The HORRIFYING Life of a 90s Grunge Rocker

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/23

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, we descend into the rise and fall of a 1990s grunge rocker — a nameless figure swallowed by the noise of Seattle’s scene. From damp basements and dive bars to major label contracts and blinding stages, the dream of authenticity curdles into exploitation, exhaustion, and erasure. Along the way, duct-taped amps, thrift-store flannel, and cracked voices are transformed into a marketing scheme sold in malls,

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01:41:05

How did Renaissance People Get High?

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/22

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThe Renaissance is remembered as an age of clarity, reason, and rediscovered beauty — but it was also an age lived through smoke, drink, and tincture. From wine-soaked debates in Florentine taverns to incense-thickened chapels, from apothecary jars of opium and mandrake to the first bitter sips of coffee, this was a world where enlightenment often arrived through a haze. In this video, we wander through the

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01:48:17

The HORRIFYING Life of a Coal Miner with Black Lung

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/21

Step into the suffocating darkness of the Victorian coal mines, where children as young as nine were sent underground and men spent their lives breathing in dust that slowly turned their lungs to stone. This is the horrifying story of a coal miner’s life — from boyhood in the pits to the slow, breathless death of black lung. Industry promised progress, but for miners, progress meant hunger, accidents, and a cough that never left.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your

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02:01:24

The HORRIFYING Life of a Tiger Tank Commander on the...

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/20

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight’s descent takes us inside the belly of the Tiger I, the most feared tank of the Second World War — and one of the most miserable to command. You are a young German officer on the Eastern Front, handed the “honor” of leading a Tiger. From the outside, it appears invincible, a fortress of steel and fire. Inside, it is suffocating, deafening, and endlessly hungry for fuel, repairs, and human strength.Through

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01:48:45

The HORRIFYING Life of a Medieval Squire

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/19

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the shadows of medieval life—not as a knight in shining armor, but as the boy who carried his burdens. In this immersive historical story, you’ll experience the world of a squire: taken from home as a child, bent beneath endless chores, beaten into obedience, and erased from history in service to another man’s glory. Far from the tales of honor and chivalry, the reality was mud, bruises, silence, and the

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02:01:26

How Colonial Families Survived BRUTAL Winters

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/18

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the harsh reality of a colonial winter, where survival was never guaranteed and every day was a contest against hunger, cold, and isolation. Through vivid scenes and wry historical narration, we explore the relentless work of preparing for the freeze, the drafty homes that could never quite keep the cold out, the monotonous meals that kept families alive, and the moments of community that broke the

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01:34:49

The HORRIFYING Life of a Heroin Addict After WWI

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/17

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the long shadow of the First World War, a quieter battle was being fought in back rooms, boarding houses, and rain-soaked streets. This story follows one forgotten life through the interwar years — from the first dose to the slow, irreversible descent that follows.This is not a tale of vice or rebellion, but of survival measured in paper packets, pawned possessions, and the relentless ticking of a clock between

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02:36:01

The Entire History of Ireland

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/16

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the long, complex story of Ireland — from its ancient myths and stone monuments, through centuries of invasion, rebellion, famine, and cultural transformation, to the modern nation we know today. In this calm, unhurried narration, we journey through over 5,000 years of Irish history, weaving together politics, daily life, folklore, and the enduring resilience of the Irish people.We’ll explore the earliest

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01:44:18

The HORRIFYING Life of a Soviet Conscript at Stalingrad

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/15

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the winter-choked ruins of Stalingrad, survival wasn’t a matter of heroism — it was a matter of not freezing, starving, or being in the wrong place when the shells landed. This is the story of the Soviet conscript’s war: the endless queues for gear that didn’t fit, the crack of mortar fire through the fog, and the slow, bitter fight against both the enemy and the cold itself. We’ll walk through the shattered

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01:50:43

How Victorians Got High: Opium Dens, Cocaine & More

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/14

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the gaslit world of Victorian Britain, where public morality stood tall in the daylight, but private indulgence flourished behind drawn curtains. In this slow, immersive journey, we explore the many intoxicants of the 19th century — from genteel tea rituals to discreet opium dens, from fashionable laudanum tinctures to the laughter-filled haze of university ether parties. This is not a story of rebellion,

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01:44:58

Why You Wouldn’t Survive a Medieval Exorcism

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/13

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the dim, incense-thick air of a 14th-century European village — where illness, misfortune, or even a fainting spell might brand you as someone in need of an exorcism.In this immersive, second-person historical story, you’ll experience the ritual from inside: the cold stone church, the scrutiny of the exorcist, the prayers and commands that blur into heat and shadow, and the uneasy silence afterward.Told

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01:32:43

Why You Wouldn’t Survive a WWI Gas Attack

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/12

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the mud, the mist, and the silence that follows the shelling. In the First World War, death didn’t always arrive with a bullet — sometimes it came drifting on the wind. This is the story of a newly recruited British soldier, hearing whispered warnings about gas attacks in the trenches… until the day the rumors become reality.Told in immersive second-person narration, this historical sleep story blends

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01:38:04

Why Being a Civil War Soldier Was a Living Hell

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/11

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThe year is 1861, and you are 19 years old. You were promised glory, brotherhood, and a cause worth dying for. What you got was frostbite, dysentery, and a rifle that barely fires.In tonight’s immersive descent into forgotten history, we follow the brutal reality of life as a Confederate foot soldier during the American Civil War. From muddy enlistment to a slow, painful death in a makeshift field hospital, this is

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01:51:23

The HORRIFYING Life of a Child Emperor in the...

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/10

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight’s descent into forgotten history takes us behind the vermilion walls of the Forbidden City — where you are not a warlord, not a rebel, not a victim of plague or execution. No, your fate is far more prestigious. And far more suffocating.You are a child emperor of China.Crowned before you understand the characters in your own name. Worshipped from a distance. Obeyed by men you’re not allowed to contradict

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01:56:14

The BRUTAL Life of a Sumo Wrestler in Edo Japan

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/09

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianWhat did it really mean to become a sumo wrestler in Edo Japan? Beneath the silk and ceremony was a world of ritual humiliation, endless labor, and pain disguised as tradition. This immersive, second-person historical sleep story follows one forgotten young wrestler — from the moment his head is shaved to the moment he disappears from memory entirely. No glory. No fame. Just hierarchy, hunger, and the slow collapse

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02:14:25

How Did Medieval People Flirt?

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/08

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianForget moonlit serenades and grand gestures. Medieval flirting was a murky dance of dowries, dead pheasants, awkward metaphors, and the ever-watchful eye of your aunt. In this slow, quietly horrified journey through love and longing, we explore how people in the Middle Ages actually flirted — from the muddy fields of peasant courtship to the overwritten tragedies of noble love letters. With dry humor and historical

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02:01:17

The 12 WORST Times to Be a Man in History

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/07

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianHistory tends to remember power — kings, generals, emperors — and assumes that being born male meant inheriting control. But the reality, for most men across most of history, was far from privilege. From Spartan training grounds to factory floors, from plague pits to holy wars, this video takes you through twelve brutal moments in time when masculinity didn’t mean dominance — it meant obedience, suffering, silence,

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01:49:40

The HORRIFYING Life of a Polio Patient in an Iron Lung

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/06

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianWhat happens when your lungs stop working — but your mind never does?In this immersive second-person story, you become a child in 1950s America, struck by polio and confined for life to an iron lung. Through slow, vivid, emotionally restrained narration, this Drowsy Historian episode explores the psychological and physical toll of being one of the forgotten survivors. From your first fever to your final breath,

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01:31:27

Why You'd Regret Being a Wild West Outlaw

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian ·

2025/09/05

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianYou’re twenty-seven, sunburnt, hungry, and out of options. The ranch fired you. The saloon cut your credit. One bad decision later, you’ve joined a gang of starving men chasing a dream that never existed. What follows is not glory — but frostbite, betrayal, and quiet erasure in a canyon no one remembers.This is not the story of the Wild West you were promised. This is the one that ends in a frozen mine, talking to

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