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Why You Wouldn’t Survive as a Chinese Railroad Worker in the Wild West
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In this episode of Drowsy Historian, you are not a tycoon, a pionee…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why You’d Regret Being a Woman in Feudal Japan
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What was it really like to be a woman in Edo-period Japan?
Not a war…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why You’d REGRET Attending a Tudor Banquet
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Step into the gilded nightmare of a Tudor banquet — where social su…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why You’d REGRET Being a Scottish Mercenary in the Hundred Years’ War
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You’re not a knight. You’re not even French. You’re a half-starved …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
What It Was Like to Be Homeless in Ancient Greece
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You’re homeless in ancient Athens — not a philosopher, not a warrio…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The TERRIFYING Fate of a 1960s Soviet Cosmonaut
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In this immersive historical bedtime story, step inside the quiet, …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The TERRIFYING Fate of a Victorian Cholera Victim
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You didn’t die in battle. You weren’t the subject of a grand trial,…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
What It Was Like to Be a Child Laborer in Industrial Britain
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In this sleep-friendly deep dive into the horrifying reality of child…
9 months ago
The HORRIFYING Life of Charles II of Spain (The Last Habsburg Disaster)
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Charles II of Spain was born into power, but his body—twisted by ce…
9 months ago
Why You’d Regret Being a Woman Warrior in Feudal Japan
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In feudal Japan, the path of a woman warrior was not marked by glory,…
9 months ago