World Sleep Day

World Sleep Day

Sleeping Well About People Events Project findings Historical Healing Blog World Sleep Day In celebration of World Sleep Day, we’re reflecting on the progress of our research project Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World, and some of the exciting sleep-based...
Halloween and sleep

Halloween and sleep

Sleeping Well About People Events Project findings Historical Healing Blog Halloween and sleep On Monday 31st October the Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World team from the University of Manchester met visitors in the bedchamber at Ordsall Hall to discuss the...
Sleeping Well at Ordsall Hall with Anna Fielding

Sleeping Well at Ordsall Hall with Anna Fielding

Sleeping Well About People Events Project findings Historical Healing Blog Sleeping Well at Ordsall Hall with Anna Fielding My name’s Anna and for the next two years I’ll be working closely with the Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World team at the University of...
Bedding ‘Down’ in Early Modern England

Bedding ‘Down’ in Early Modern England

Sleeping Well About People Events Project findings Historical Healing Blog Bedding ‘Down’ in Early Modern England In the next instalment of our mini-series ‘Materials of Sleep’, Dr Holly Fletcher explores the role of plant ‘down’ in the bedding materials...