History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

Why Being a Medieval Midwife Was a Death Sentence | History For Sleep


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Step into the silent, bloodstained corners of medieval life — not as a noble, not as a knight, but as a village midwife. In this darkly immersive, second-person sleep story, you’ll experience the brutal truth of a role few survived and fewer were ever thanked for. From blood-soaked straw to whispered accusations of witchcraft, you walk the thin line between reverence and blame — holding lives in your hands while the Church watches, the villagers whisper, and death waits at every doorstep.

Told in a calm, haunting tone meant to lull you to sleep while leaving the candles of history flickering in your mind, this story isn’t about heroes. It’s about the forgotten women who showed up — and paid the price.

If you enjoy softly spoken history, quietly devastating detail, and the sharp contrast between survival and silence, this episode is for you.


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