Drew Morton

Historian and writer

New York, USA

About Drew

Drew Morton is a historian and writer who has written extensively on ancient history. He is the author of several books on the Roman Empire and has been featured in various media outlets. He is also a podcaster and has hosted several history-related podcasts.

Associated Podcasts

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

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Recent Appearances

Fall Asleep As a Peasant in Roman Britain

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian•Feb 16, 2026•1:58:01•host

Fall Asleep While Living Through the Spanish Inquisition

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian•Feb 14, 2026•2:29:39•host

Drew Morton

About Drew

Associated Podcasts

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

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Recent Appearances

Fall Asleep As a Peasant in Roman Britain

Fall Asleep While Living Through the Spanish Inquisition

Key Topics

Fall Asleep As a Persian Immortal at the Battle of Marathon

How People Survived Witchcraft Accusations in 1600s Scotland

The BRUTAL Life of a Medieval Knight

What Halloween Was REALLY Like in the Middle Ages

The HORRIFYING Life of a Medieval Alcoholic

The HORRIFYING Life of a Cowboy with Tuberculosis

Why You’d REGRET Living in a Medieval Castle

The HORRIFYING Life of a 1970s Quaalude Addict

Did Medieval Warriors Get PTSD?

Why You Wouldn’t Survive a Medieval Exorcism

How Did Medieval People Flirt?

The TERRIFYING Fate of a Renaissance Smallpox Victim

How Did Medieval People Get High?

Why Being a Gentleman in the 18th Century Was a Slow, Expensive Death

Why You’d Regret Being a Renaissance Executioner

Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Great Locust Swarm of 1875

The Horrifying Fate of the Man in the Iron Mask

Why You Wouldn’t Survive a Plague Outbreak at the Tudor Court