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Tudor sleep lessons

Sasha Handley explains what we can learn from the Tudors about sleep

Dr David Musgrove, FSA

Published: December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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In the early modern period, people considered a good night’s sleep to be fundamental to a good life – they thought about it a lot, and deployed plenty of techniques to ensure they slept well.

Sasha Handley explains what we can learn from the Tudors about sleep, including why we might want to pop a chilled apple on our heads at night, in this Life Lesson from History.

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Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

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