Sleep vs History Studios presents two-hour history for sleep: softly spoken bedtime stories about ancient Rome, Vikings, medieval life, Tudor Britain, lost cities, empires, and the strange realities of the past. Each calming, well-researched episode gradually becomes quieter before ending with peaceful crackling fire ambience. Made to help you fall asleep, ease insomnia, relax, study, read, or unwind. New sleep history every day. Sleep vs History on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SleepVsHistory
What Did Farmers Do in the Year Without a Summer? - and more
What Did Farmers Do in the Year Without a Summer? Settle in for a calm, softly spoken history for sleep story built for bedtime listening.
Tonight's connected stories: The Farm That Had to Replan Summer, The Second Planting at New Lebanon, The Donkey Road from St Gallen, and The Farm That Stayed on Credit.
More than two hours of softly spoken narration with gentle fire ambience to help you fall asleep, ease insomnia, relax, study, or enjoy as quiet background while you read. The humour is lightest at the start and fades as the episode becomes calmer.
Chapters:
0:00 The Farm That Had to Replan Summer
45:41 The Second Planting at New Lebanon
1:16:29 The Donkey Road from St Gallen
1:43:19 The Farm That Stayed on Credit
2:12:47 Fire ambience
Fire ambience: "Little fire.ogg" by Glaneur de sons, CC BY 3.0.
Watch Sleep vs History on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SleepVsHistory
23 Oct 2026
How Did Europe Get Through the Coldest Winter in Five Hundred Years? - and more
How Did Europe Get Through the Coldest Winter in Five Hundred Years? Settle in for a calm, softly spoken history for sleep story built for bedtime listening.
Tonight's connected stories: William Derham and the Great Frost, Liselotte Keeps Writing at Versailles, Cardinal Noailles Changes One Rule, and Cure Gallus Writes the Year Down.
More than two hours of softly spoken narration with gentle fire ambience to help you fall asleep, ease insomnia, relax, study, or enjoy as quiet background while you read. The humour is lightest at the start and fades as the episode becomes calmer.
Chapters:
0:00 William Derham and the Great Frost
52:02 Liselotte Keeps Writing at Versailles
1:24:49 Cardinal Noailles Changes One Rule
1:52:04 Cure Gallus Writes the Year Down
2:20:02 Fire ambience
Fire ambience: "Little fire.ogg" by Glaneur de sons, CC BY 3.0.
Watch Sleep vs History on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SleepVsHistory
22 Oct 2026
What Happened in London When the Thames Froze Over? - and more
What Happened in London When the Thames Froze Over? Settle in for a calm, softly spoken history for sleep story built for bedtime listening.
Tonight's connected stories: George Davis Prints the Last Frost Fair, John Evelyn Walks the Frozen Street, A Waterman Sells a Way Onto the Ice, and John Forde Keeps the Day.
More than two hours of softly spoken narration with gentle fire ambience to help you fall asleep, ease insomnia, relax, study, or enjoy as quiet background while you read. The humour is lightest at the start and fades as the episode becomes calmer.
Chapters:
0:00 George Davis Prints the Last Frost Fair
51:26 John Evelyn Walks the Frozen Street
1:22:10 A Waterman Sells a Way Onto the Ice
1:47:38 John Forde Keeps the Day
2:15:53 Fire ambience
Fire ambience: "Little fire.ogg" by Glaneur de sons, CC BY 3.0.
Watch Sleep vs History on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SleepVsHistory
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