Calm Bedtime History

About Calm Bedtime History

Long, calm history to fall asleep to. Every day: a new 3 – 4 hour narrated journey through medieval Europe, ancient empires, and forgotten ages. Paced for drifting minds. No hooks. No shouting. Just history, a fireplace, and a good night's sleep.

Publisher

Edmund

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   The Ostrogoths in Italy: Theodoric’s Roman-Gothic Kingdom, 489–553 | Calm Bedtime History

   In 489, Theodoric’s army entered Italy and moved towards the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where Odoacer’s forces would hold out for years. By 493, Theodoric ruled from Ravenna, governing through Roman offices while leading a Gothic military community.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   The Ming Dynasty: From Peasant Emperor to the Fall of Beijing, 1368–1644 | Calm Bedtime History

   In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed a new dynasty at Nanjing after the Yuan court withdrew north. Nearly three centuries later, in April 1644, rebel troops entered Beijing as the Chongzhen emperor faced the end of Ming rule.

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Mesopotamia: The First Civilisation, c. 5500–539 BC | Calm Bedtime History

   Around 5500 BC, on the flat southern plain between the Tigris and Euphrates, Ubaid villagers farmed irrigated fields and fished the rivers and Gulf. By around 3200 BC, people in Uruk were pressing the first known writing signs into clay tablets to keep records of a growing city.

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