BBC TOMORROW'S WORLD: 7 tips from the Tudors on how to have a good night's sleep

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Does the key to a good night's sleep in our hectic modern world lie in the past and the behaviour of our ancestors?

Dr Sasha Handley from the University of Manchester has been studying the sleeping patterns of people living in the time of The Tudors. Her research for the book Sleep in Early Modern England has tips on how we could change our own sleeping practices.

Period20 Dec 2017

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  • Title7 tips from the Tudors on how to have a good night's sleep
    Media name/outletTomorrow's World
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/12/17
    DescriptionDoes the key to a good night's sleep in our hectic modern world lie in the past and the behaviour of our ancestors?

    Dr Sasha Handley from the University of Manchester has been studying the sleeping patterns of people living in the time of The Tudors. Her research for the book Sleep in Early Modern England has tips on how we could change our own sleeping practices.
    URLwww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/12Zdb9zqYnxX2lK3F0WF9B4/7-tips-from-the-tudors-on-how-to-have-a-good-nights-sleep
    PersonsSasha Handley
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  • sleep
  • history