The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'

By Zaria Gorvett - 10th January 2022 Image credit: Alamy

For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep?fbclid=IwRlRTSANymDZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvIAM2cQjb1U7HZ4prnYoCOqlpxxIbCZcSx2hXvf3cw7dp7Sx2jivQlAaJBt_aem_4b_zBNTtqmWGUJcmcXyeGg