The TERRIFYING Fate of a Medieval Rabies Victim | Boring History For Sleep
What happens when you're bitten by a rabid dog in the Middle Ages?No hospitals. No vaccines. No understanding of viruses. Just burning irons, toad burials, and prayers that won't be answered.In this grim, slow-burning historical journey, you’ll experience the full, unrelenting horror of rabies — from the first bite to the final breath — through the eyes of a medieval peasant who never stood a chance. Learn how the disease hides, strikes, and destroys, long before anyone knew what it was or how to fight it.This isn’t a story of survival. It’s a story of suffering, isolation, and what it meant to die terrified, misunderstood, and alone.Perfect for bedtime... if you're into that sort of thing.
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Why Food SUCKED in Ancient Rome | Boring History For Sleep
Welcome to the Roman Empire — where the architecture was advanced, the politics were brutal, and the food? Utterly depressing.In this immersive, slow-burning bedtime history video, we take you on a deeply unappetizing journey through the kitchens, street stalls, and banquet halls of Ancient Rome. From gritty bread and vinegary wine to fermented fish guts and stuffed dormice, this isn’t the culinary triumph you may have imagined. Whether you were a starving pleb or a gout-ridden noble, your meals were more punishment than pleasure.Perfect for sleeping, studying, or spiraling into historical despair.
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The BRUTAL Life of a Viking Slave | Boring History For Sleep
What did punishment look like when you had no rights, no voice, and no protection? In Viking society, discipline wasn’t about justice — it was about control. In this episode, we explore the brutal, calculated, and often arbitrary world of slave punishment in the Norse world. From daily humiliations to strategic cruelty, every act served a purpose: to remind you that you didn’t belong to yourself.This is not a tale of rebellion or redemption. It’s a grim look at the mechanics of domination — physical, psychological, and social. And if you think it couldn’t get worse… just wait until the silence starts to feel like safety.
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Why You Wouldn't Survive a Medieval Plague Ship | Boring History For Sleep
Step aboard the worst cruise in history — a 14th-century merchant ship slowly rotting at sea, teeming with rats, disease, and sailors who’ve completely given up. In this immersive, darkly funny tale, you’ll experience life (and death) on a plague ship firsthand. From lice-infested hardtack to hallucinating crew members and the grim reality of drifting into a quarantined harbor, this is not your typical voyage. Spoiler: the rats win.This video is part of our Boring History for Sleep series — real, absurd history told in a slow, immersive tone designed to help you unwind, zone out, or passively learn something morbidly fascinating.
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The BRUTAL Plague that Made You Dance Until You Died | Boring History For Sleep
In 1962, a mysterious epidemic swept through a village in Tanganyika. It wasn’t a fever. It wasn’t a rash. It was laughter—violent, uncontrollable, and utterly joyless. Girls collapsed. Villagers shook with convulsions. Officials arrived. Doctors left. And the sound never really stopped.This is the chilling true story of the Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic—a mass hysteria event that spread across communities, defied science, and left survivors questioning whether it ever really ended. Told in a calm, immersive tone, this long-form narrative invites you to lie back, close your eyes, and sink into the strangest outbreak you’ve never heard of.
About Boring History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
Boring History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical storytelling that makes dozing off educationally depressing. Whether you're hearing about plagues, peasant life, or papal trials, it's all narrated at a soothing pace with a dry wit designed to lull you into unconsciousness.
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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