Sleep With History
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 n...
Episodes (197)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854)
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The Chola Dynasty: Maritime Empire of Southern India (9th-13th Century)
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Maya Civilization: Innovators of the Ancient World (c.2000 BCE to 16th century C...
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Renaissance Florence: Birthplace of the Arts Revival (14th-17th Century)
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Confucius (551-479 BCE)
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Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
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Falklands War (1982)
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Construction of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome (1506-1626)
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Samurai Culture in Feudal Japan (1185-1868)
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The spice trade: Culinary Exchange That Shaped the World (Middle Ages)
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The Byzantine Empire: A Cultural Melting Pot (330-1453 AD)
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The Oregon Trail: Migration to the American West (1840-1860)
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The Gold Standard: An Economic Pillar (1871-1932)
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The Unification of Italy (1861)
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Vasco da Gama's Voyage to India (1497-1499)
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Marco Polo's Expedition to Asia (1271-1295)
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The Indian Ocean Trade: A Maritime History (8th-18th Century)
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The Hanseatic League: Trade Networks in Medieval Europe (13th-17th Century)
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The Zulu Kingdom: Power and Conflict in Southern Africa (1816-1897)
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Congo Crisis and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1960-1961)
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The Minoan civilization flourishes in Crete (c. 2700-1450 BCE)
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The Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule (1821-1830)
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Suffragette Movement for Women's Suffrage (late 19th-early 20th century)
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Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)
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Invention of Writing (c. 3500 BCE)
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Founding of the Persian Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great (550 BCE)
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The Romanesque Revival: Architecture and Art (19th Century)
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The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean (1650s-1730s)
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Lewis Carroll and The Writing of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)
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PREMIUM: Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)
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Jomon Period (14,000-300 BCE): Earliest evidence of human habitation in Japan
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The construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis (447-432 BCE)
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The Battle of Marathon, where the Greeks defeat the Persians (490 BCE)
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Conquest of the Neo-Assyrian Empire by the Medes and Babylonians (612 BCE)
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Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I (1918)
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American Revolution and the formation of the United States (1775-1783)
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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
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Haiku Poetry: Emergence of the popular form of Japanese poetry during the Edo Pe...
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Japanese invasion of China and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
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Charlemagne's coronation as the Holy Roman Emperor (800 CE)
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Zheng He's voyages of exploration (1405-1433)
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Nara Period (710-794): Introduction of Buddhism and the establishment of the cap...
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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
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Ashikaga Shogunate (1336-1573): The Ashikaga clan gains control, leading to a pe...
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Xinhai Revolution and the end of the Qing Dynasty (1911)
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Greece is occupied by Axis forces during World War II (1941-1944)
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Civil War (1861-1865)
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Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror (1066)
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