228 Épisodes

  1. Why Being a Civil War Soldier Was a Living Hell

    Publié: 11/09/2025
  2. The HORRIFYING Life of a Child Emperor in the Forbidden City

    Publié: 10/09/2025
  3. The BRUTAL Life of a Sumo Wrestler in Edo Japan

    Publié: 09/09/2025
  4. How Did Medieval People Flirt?

    Publié: 08/09/2025
  5. The 12 WORST Times to Be a Man in History

    Publié: 07/09/2025
  6. The HORRIFYING Life of a Polio Patient in an Iron Lung

    Publié: 06/09/2025
  7. Why You'd Regret Being a Wild West Outlaw

    Publié: 05/09/2025
  8. The HORRIFYING Life of a Laudanum Addict in Georgian London

    Publié: 04/09/2025
  9. The HORRIFYING Life of a Plague Doctor in Renaissance Prague

    Publié: 03/09/2025
  10. Why Being a Medieval Monster Hunter Was a Death Sentence

    Publié: 02/09/2025
  11. Why You’d Regret Competing in the Ancient Greek Olympics

    Publié: 01/09/2025
  12. Why You’d Regret Being a Flamethrower Operator in WWII | History For Sleep

    Publié: 31/08/2025
  13. Why You’d Regret Getting Pregnant in Victorian England | History For Sleep

    Publié: 30/08/2025
  14. What Sex was Really Like in Feudal Japan | History For Sleep

    Publié: 29/08/2025
  15. Why You’d Regret Becoming a Courtesan in Renaissance Venice | History For Sleep

    Publié: 28/08/2025
  16. How Did Medieval People Deal With Toothaches? | History For Sleep

    Publié: 27/08/2025
  17. The BRUTAL Life of a Cave Woman

    Publié: 26/08/2025
  18. What Was It Like to Be a Kamikaze Pilot in WWII?

    Publié: 25/08/2025
  19. The HORRIFYING Life of a Victorian Invalid

    Publié: 24/08/2025
  20. The HORRIFYING Life of a Maid in Marie Antoinette’s Court

    Publié: 23/08/2025

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