Fall Asleep to How People Actually Lived | Almost 2 Hours of Calm History

Settle in for almost two hours of slow, calm stories about how ordinary people really lived. No battles and no kings. Just kitchens, fires, beds and the small habits that got people through the day. Tonight you will hear why people woke in the middle of every night. You will hear how they kept food fresh with no fridge. You will hear what a whole week of washing took. You will hear how children learned. You will hear how young couples met and married. You will hear how far a person could travel and you will hear how families stayed warm. Press play, turn the screen down low and let the stories do the rest. The voice is calm and the pictures move slowly, so it is fine to close your eyes. If you drift off, the stories carry on without you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome 01:39 Why People Slept Twice Every Night 12:22 How People Kept Food Fresh 25:17 Washing Day 36:17 What Peasants Really Ate 48:52 What People Did for Fun 1:00:46 Growing Up Before School 1:12:25 How People Got Married 1:24:12 How Far People Could Travel 1:37:25 How People Stayed Warm Each story comes from one of our full films, which you can find on the channel. If you enjoyed this, a Like and Subscribe would be very much appreciated. #history #sleepstories #fallasleep