The HORRIFYING Life of a Victorian Invalid
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianYou’re not the heroine of a Victorian novel. You’re not even the tragic figure in a painting. You’re just a teenage gi...
24 Aug 20251h 44min
The HORRIFYING Life of a Maid in Marie Antoinette’s Court
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianYou were nobody. And yet you were there — powdered the Queen’s face, emptied her chamberpot, stood like a statue as Ve...
23 Aug 20251h 32min
The TERRIFYING Fate of a Renaissance Smallpox Victim
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, we’re not following kings, warriors, or saints. We’re following a tailor’s apprentice in Renaissance Europe… ...
22 Aug 20251h 32min
How Did Medieval People Get High?
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, you’re not chasing glory, or even survival. You’re just trying to make it through the Middle Ages without acc...
21 Aug 20251h 36min
Why You’d REGRET Visiting a Roman Bathhouse
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianWelcome to ancient Rome, where cleanliness was a group activity, hygiene was a suggestion, and “refreshment” meant sca...
20 Aug 20251h 39min
The HORRIFYING Life of a Nazi Soldier on Meth
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianYou were told you'd be a hero. That the pills would help you march farther, shoot straighter, stay awake longer. That ...
19 Aug 20252h 1min
The TERRIFYING Fate of an Opium Addict in 1897 Seattle
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, you’re not a villain. Not a victim. Not a statistic. You’re just one more man on the margins — coughing, limp...
18 Aug 20252h 1min
Why You’d Regret Being a Redcoat in the American Revolution
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianYou’re not a tyrant. Not a monster. Not some sneering villain in a powdered wig. You’re a working-class Redcoat — cons...
17 Aug 20252h 1min
