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Boring History for Sleep

Boring History for Sleep

By: Velvet
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds, and anyone who thinks a Roman tax policy discussion sounds like a lullaby. Lay back, close your eyesVelvet Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How the Great Fire of London Changed a City Forever 🕯️🔥Boring History For Sleep
    Jan 12 2026

    🔥🕯️ In September 1666, a small bakery fire spread through narrow wooden streets and turned London into an ocean of flame. For four days, fire consumed homes, churches, and landmarks, forcing thousands to flee while the city watched itself burn. Out of the ashes came new laws, new buildings, and a safer London — slowly rebuilt from loss.

    Tonight, drift through glowing embers, ringing church bells, and smoke-filled skies — a quiet retelling of the disaster that reshaped a city.

    👉 Boring History For Sleep | Fire, fear, and the calm after ruin. 💤

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    4 hrs and 29 mins
  • Boring History For Sleep | Britain’s Darkest Summer: The Battle of Britain🕯️
    Jan 11 2026

    ✈️🕯️ In the summer of 1940, the fate of Britain — and much of Europe — was decided high above the clouds. Outnumbered pilots, early radar systems, and long, exhausting days turned the skies into a quiet but relentless battlefield. Victory did not come from conquest, but from endurance, coordination, and the refusal to fall.

    Tonight, drift into the hum of aircraft engines, distant coastlines, and long twilight patrols — a moment when survival depended on calm under pressure and courage without applause.

    👉 Boring History For Sleep | Wars remembered quietly. 💤

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    4 hrs and 2 mins
  • Boring History For Sleep | What People Did All Day in 1900 (It Wasn’t Fun) 😬🏠
    Jan 10 2026

    🏠🕯️ Life in 1900 balanced between tradition and modernity — electricity was arriving, but most people still lived by daylight, manual labor, and routine. Homes were crowded, workdays were long, medicine was limited, and comfort depended heavily on class and location. Progress was visible, but daily life remained physically demanding, slow, and often uncertain.

    Tonight, close your eyes and drift into kitchens without appliances, streets without cars, and a world quietly stepping into the modern age.

    👉 Boring History For Sleep | Ordinary lives, slow progress, and history at rest. 💤

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    4 hrs and 48 mins
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