Sleep With History
by Whisper.fm
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Final episode: The Hundred Years' War
Final episode: The Hundred Years' War
About this podcast
Fall asleep to the stories that shaped the world.
Sleep with History blends rich, immersive tales from the past with the calming rhythm of bedtime narration. From ancient empires to pivotal revolutions, each episode transforms real historical events into atmospheric stories designed to quiet the mind and ease you into restful sleep. Whether you're fascinated by the lives of forgotten queens, the rise of empires, or the quiet moments that sparked world-changing ideas, this is history like you've never heard it before. Soothing. Slow. Enlightening. Perfect for curious minds and restless nights, Sleep with History invites you to explore the past while letting go of the day.
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Episodes
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- Final episode: The Hundred Years' War · 18 min✨ A message for our listeners ✨ After several years of making restful content for our fans, we have decided with a heavy heart at Whisper.fm to close our channel. From today our…
- Formation of the UK National Health Service (1948) · 16 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. The emergence of the National Health Service (NHS) in post WWII Britain was not a stroke of…
- Establishment of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia (1st century CE) · 18 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. This episode is an exploration of the rise and flourishing of the Kushan Empire. Learn of their…
- The Writing of the Tale of Genji (c. 1008) · 16 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Wander with us through the ornate opulence of the ancient Heian period in Japan to meet Murasaki…
- Founding of the Roman Republic (509 BCE) · 14 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Float along the resonating currents of 6th-century BCE as we visit the birthplace of the Roman…
- Signing of the Magna Carta (1215) · 16 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Join us as we set the clock back to the 13th century and witness the monumental signing of the…
- Profumo Affair (1963) · 17 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. In our latest episode of Sleep with History we plunge into the tumultuous waters of 1960s…
- Greece joins the European Union (1981) · 16 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. From a Europe recovering from World War II to the fledgling Greece emerging from a military…
- Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) · 21 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Listen to the story of life and legacy of one of the most monumental figures in global history…
- Opium Wars and the establishment of European spheres of influence in China (19th century) · 15 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. In this episode we draw the curtains back on Britannia's potentially nefarious plot to tilt the…
- The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) · 18 minThis Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. In this first episode of Sleep with History we'll traverse the battlefields, castles, and…
- Founding of the City of Constantinople (330 CE) · 25 minIn the twilight of a faltering Roman Empire, the foundations of Constantinople were set, a city born from the vision of Constantine the Great amidst a time of tumult and…
- Building of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) · 23 minAs twilight enfolds the isthmus of Panama, a slender bridge of land whispered with the dreams of navigators and conquerors, we transcend time to trace its transformation from an…
- Marco Polo and His Journeys to the East (1271-1295) · 25 minAs dusk settled across the medieval landscape, cities like Venice blossomed into thriving hubs of commerce and culture, their streets echoing with the whispers of an impending…
- The Crusades: Conflict and Commerce in the Middle Ages (1095-1291) · 24 minAs dusk settles over a Europe in the throes of transformation, we find ourselves weaving through the dense kaleidoscope of the Crusades, a period not merely of religious zeal but…
- The Rise of the Zulu Kingdom under Shaka Zulu (1816-1828) · 24 minIn the quiet hours before the storm of empire, the land that would be called KwaZulu Natal lay tranquil, a mosaic of pastoral tribes under starlit African skies. Here, amid the…
- The Industrial Revolution in Britain (1760-1840) · 24 minIn the gentle lull before the Industrial Revolution, our world rested in the calm of agrarian rhythms, where life danced quietly to the tune of natures ebb and flow. We journey…
- The Phoenicians: Pioneers of Trade and Navigation (1550-300 BCE) · 25 minEnvision the ancient sands of the Mediterranean cradling the dawn of Phoenician civilization, where the rugged terrains of Lebanon whispered secrets of survival to the seafarers…
- The Edo Period: A Time of Peace and Cultural Flourishing in Japan (1603-1868) · 26 minAs twilight deepens across an ancient Japan, we transport ourselves to the Edo period, an era of whispered calm settled beneath the watchful reign of the Tokugawa shogunate…
- The Rise of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) · 24 minAs night blankets the landscape, we find ourselves wandering through the early foundations of the Ottoman Empire, where the whispers of a nascent power stir under the moonlit sky…
