How Did People Survive Freezing Nights Before Heating? | History for Sleep

In the winter of 1350, the warmest thing in your bed wasn't a blanket. It was a cow. Pull the blanket up and drift off as we tour the coldest nights in human history, and find out how people actually survived them without central heating. From houses built out of mammoth bones to Viking longhouses heated by livestock, medieval families sleeping in one giant pile, and Victorian Londoners paying four pennies to sleep in a box, every era gets an official Warmth Rating out of ten blankets. At the end, we crown who had the worst winter night of all. Real history, dark comedy, and a calm voice to fall asleep to. Tonight's eras: 00:00 Intro: the cow in your bed 01:05 The Ice Age: houses made of mammoth bones 06:15 The Vikings: central heating that moos 10:58 Medieval England, January 1350: first sleep, second sleep 16:38 London: frost fairs, pea-soup fog and fourpenny coffins 21:30 The verdict: who had the worst winter night in history? If you enjoyed this, subscribe for more long, relaxing history to fall asleep to. #historyforsleep #sleepyhistory #medievallife