Sleepless History: Sleep Documentaries

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1. History of France: From Napoleon to the Modern Republic | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete modern history of France — from the turbulent aftermath of the Revolution through Napoleon's empire, the restoration of the monarchy, the Third Republic, the German occupations of two World Wars, and France's em
   1 h 36

2. The Sumerians: History of the World's First Civilization | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Sumerians — the world's first civilization. Rising in the river valleys of Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians invented writing (cuneiform), built the world's first cities, created the
   2 h 03

3. Library of Alexandria: The Lost Knowledge of the Ancient World | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete story of the Library of Alexandria — the most famous lost repository of knowledge in history. More than just a library, Alexandria was the intellectual capital of the ancient world, home to Euclid, Archimedes, E
   1 h 59

4. The Crusades: 200 Years of Holy Wars — Complete History | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Crusades — two centuries of holy war that shaped medieval Europe, the Middle East, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam.</p><p><br></p><p>Covered: Pope Urban II and the call to crus
   2 h 00

5. Han Dynasty: China's Golden Age — Complete History | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Han Dynasty — often called China's golden age. Ruling from 206 BC to 220 AD, the Han Empire established the foundations of Chinese culture, expanded the Silk Road, invented paper, and created a sy
   2 h 05

6. Genghis Khan & the Mongol Empire: History's Largest Conquest | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Mongol Empire — the largest contiguous land empire ever built. Starting with Genghis Khan's unification of the Mongol tribes, this episode follows the Mongols as they conquered China, Central Asia
   1 h 28

7. Vikings & the Norse Age: Complete History from Raiders to Kings | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Vikings — the Norse seafarers who terrorized, traded with, and transformed the medieval world. Far more than mere raiders, the Vikings built settlements from Iceland to North America, established
   2 h 03

8. Ottoman Empire: Complete Rise and Fall (1299–1922) | Sleep Story

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the Ottoman Empire — one of the longest-lasting and most powerful empires in world history. From Osman I's founding of the dynasty in 1299 through the conquest of Constantinople, the peak of Suleiman
   2 h 28

9. Ancient Maya: Rise, Fall & Mysterious Legacy | History for Sleep

   <p>Drift off to the complete history of the ancient Maya — one of the most sophisticated civilizations of the pre-Columbian Americas. The Maya built towering temples, developed one of the world's only independently invented writing systems,
   2 h 17

10. After Rome Fell: The Dark Ages — What History Forgot | Sleep Story

    <p>Drift off to the centuries history forgot. When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD, what really happened? This episode explores the 500 years that followed — a period often dismissed as the 'Dark Ages' that was in fact a time o
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