If I smell anything, even my own perfume, while I am trying to sleep I am unable to fall asleep. Any noticeable scent has to live outside of the bedroom.
Oh no. Night Battles is another banger. And I loved this amazing article in @historyworkshop.org.uk.
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'The range of plants used to influence sleep grew rapidly in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as colonialism and global trade expanded access to botanical ingredients.'
Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher on the history of healthy sleep.
Interested in the relationship between sleep and scent? Read about its historical roots here
the USSR conducted 456 atomic tests in total at ‘Semipalatinsk-21,’ located in eastern Kazakhstan — but absent on all official maps
people living in nearby villages were mostly unaware of the lethal risks until the Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement made it public
OTD in 1865, General Order No. 3 enforced the abolition of slavery in Texas - an event now celebrated as Juneteenth.
From the archives, Manisha Sinha on what historical dramas get wrong about the long road to emancipation.
@sashahandley.bsky.social and I wrote about the relationship between sleep and scent in early modern England (and today!) for @historyworkshop.org.uk 💤
This is a companion piece for our latest article which you can read open access here: doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...
The relationship between smells and sleep is gaining increasing attention but it is by no means a new topic of interest for those seeking to sleep well and stay healthy.
@sashahandley.bsky.social and @drhollyfletcher.bsky.social discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
'We discovered hundreds of recipes for sleeping well within handwritten books of medical care, which show how hard people worked to try and maintain healthy sleep.'
Holly Fletcher and Sasha Handley on the science of rest in early modern England.
This is a companion piece to Holly and Sasha's longer article 'Sleep, Scent, and Household Medical Care in Early Modern England' recently published Open Access in History Workshop Journal 101.
Carlo Ginzburg; Morelli, Freud and Sherlock Holmes: Clues and Scientific Method*, History Workshop Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 March 1980, Pages 5–36, ht
Abstract. Sleep loss was a vital health concern for early modern people, and inducing sleep was essential to healthcare practices. This article traces how
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Manisha Sinha on Spielberg's mythic rather than historical Lincoln, and missed opportunities to uncover the complex history of emancipation.
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
The relationship between smells and sleep is gaining increasing attention but it is by no means a new topic of interest for those seeking to sleep well and stay healthy.
@sashahandley.bsky.social and @drhollyfletcher.bsky.social discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
Abstract. Sleep loss was a vital health concern for early modern people, and inducing sleep was essential to healthcare practices. This article traces how
The relationship between smells and sleep is gaining increasing attention but it is by no means a new topic of interest for those seeking to sleep well and stay healthy.
@sashahandley.bsky.social and @drhollyfletcher.bsky.social discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back hundreds of years. Sasha Handley and Holly Fletcher discuss the importance of sleeping well in early modern England.
What can an anti-nuclear movement led by Kazakh civil society reveal about forms of peace and internationalism forged from both above and below?
Kamila Smagulova examines the Nevada-Semipalatinsk campaign to end nuclear testing in the final years of the Soviet Union.
What can an anti-nuclear movement led by Kazakh civil society reveal about forms of peace and internationalism forged from both above and below? Kamila Smagulova examines the Nevada-Semipalatinsk campaign to end nuclear testing in the final years of the Soviet Union.
