Fall Asleep as a Powder Monkey Aboard a Royal Navy Ship During the Napoleonic Wars

Podcast: History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian · Drowsy Historian

Opublikowano: 2026-10-12

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Fall asleep aboard a Royal Navy warship during the Napoleonic Wars, where oak timbers creak, cannon smoke fills the gun deck, and even the most dangerous work quickly becomes part of the daily routine. Tonight, you are a young powder monkey carrying prepared gunpowder charges between the ship's magazine and its cannon crews. Between battles, your life is filled with drills, cramped passageways, swinging hammocks, salt air, endless chores, and the strict discipline required to keep a wooden...