How the Tudors spent Halloween before it was banned is a darkly funny history deep dive into All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day in Tudor England. Long before trick-or-treating and carved pumpkins, the season meant fasting, church bells, candles for the dead, soul cakes, and prayers for loved ones in purgatory.
This narrated history episode follows a Tudor villager through Hallow Tide: the vigil, the meals of fish and herring, the bead roll of remembered names, and the uneasy mix of faith, superstition, and village custom. It also shows how the Tudor Reformation changed older Catholic traditions, as Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I pushed religion in a new direction and some Halloween customs became forbidden.
Created for listeners who enjoy historical storytelling, medieval England, Tudor history, and calm narrated history for sleep or background listening. If you like relaxing history videos, sleep stories, and atmospheric lessons about old customs and forgotten holidays, this one fits right in.
