History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

• The HORRIFYING Fate of a Yellow Fever Victim in Colonial New Orleans

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianColonial New Orleans, 1769 — a city of heat, ambition, and denial. When yellow fever returns to the French Quarter, no one wants to admit it. Doctors prescribe bloodletting and rum, priests bless the air, and the wealthy flee upriver while the poor are told to pray. Through the eyes of one ordinary resident, witness a city trying to appear civilized as it quietly rots beneath the sugar and smoke.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#YellowFever #DrowsyHistorian #ColonialNewOrleans #HistoricalStorytelling #HistoryForSleep #CalmHistory #BoringHistory #HistoricalNarration #SleepStory #ASMRHistory #MedicalHistory #DarkHistory #EpidemicHistory #HistoricalFiction

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• Why WWI Trench Warfare Was WORSE Than You Think

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTrench warfare was never meant to last. What began as a temporary measure became four years of unbroken misery — mud, rats, fear, and futility stretching from the North Sea to Switzerland. In this episode, we explore how the Western Front turned into a machine of endurance: a place where industrial progress met human stagnation, and where every innovation only made it harder to move forward. From the first spade of earth to the final, exhausted retreat, this is the grim story of why trench warfare was worse than anyone imagined.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#WWI #TrenchWarfare #History #TheGreatWar #WorldWarOne #MilitaryHistory #DrowsyHistorian #CalmHistory #BoringHistory #FirstWorldWar #BattleOfTheSomme #Verdun #Passchendaele #BritishArmy #WesternFront #WarToEndAllWars #HistoricalDocumentary #SleepStory #HistoryForSleep

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• What It Was Really Like to Be a Pirate on the High Seas

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep aboard The Audacity — a creaking, chaotic pirate ship at the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. In this episode, we explore what it was really like to live among the last of the Caribbean buccaneers. From drunken democracy to disastrous raids, storms, and the slow collapse of freedom at sea, you’ll witness the life of a pirate as it truly was: damp, democratic, and deeply absurd. Join the Drowsy Historian as we drift through rum-soaked taverns, impossible storms, and the final, foolish days of legend.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#PirateHistory #DrowsyHistorian #WhatItWasLikeToBe #CaribbeanHistory #GoldenAgeOfPiracy #MaritimeHistory #SleepStory #HistoricalStorytelling #RumAndRegret #HistoryForSleep #CalmHistory

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• The DARK History of Child Labor in Victorian London

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the heart of Victorian London, progress came at a terrible cost.Behind the polished storefronts and flickering gas lamps was a workforce of children — climbing chimneys, sewing shirts, and feeding machines that never stopped. This is the story of how an empire built its wealth on exhaustion, how reform arrived too late for most, and how the myth of progress was written in soot.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#ChildLabor #VictorianLondon #HistoryForSleep #IndustrialRevolution #DrowsyHistorian #DarkHistory #CalmHistory #VictorianEra #Workhouse #IndustrialAge #BritishHistory #HistoryDocumentary #SleepStory

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• What Did Medieval Peasants ACTUALLY Do for Fun?

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the world of the medieval peasant, life was ruled by labor, faith, and survival — but even in hardship, there was time for laughter. From alehouse songs and dice games to church festivals, storytelling, and dance, this episode explores how ordinary people found joy in a world that rarely offered it.These were not the grand entertainments of kings or knights, but the small, shared pleasures that gave meaning to the days between toil. Through song, story, and play, the people of the Middle Ages proved that joy is not abundance — it’s endurance.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#MedievalHistory #DrowsyHistorian #MedievalPeasants #MedievalLife #HistoryForSleep #CalmHistory #MedievalEntertainment #HistoricalStorytelling #SleepHistory #MedievalEurope #HistoryDocumentary #RelaxingHistory

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