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Tudor Sleep Lessons

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A podcast interview about historic sleep practices, which was released by 'Life Lessons from History', BBC History Extra Tudor Sleep Lessons

Period15 Dec 2025

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  • TitleTudor Sleep Lessons, BBC History Extra, Life Lessons from History
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBBC History Extra
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size38m 32s
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date15/12/25
    DescriptionIn the early modern period, people considered a good night’s sleep to be fundamental to a good life – they thought about it a lot, and deployed plenty of techniques to ensure they slept well. Sasha Handley explains what we can learn from the Tudors about sleep, including why we might want to pop a chilled apple on our heads at night, in this Life Lesson from History.
    Producer/AuthorDave Musgrove
    URLhttps://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DrwNW1/
    PersonsSasha Handley