The History Diaries

The Fellas Studios
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The History Diaries, hosted by Katie Kennedy (@historygossip), is history with a twist, serving up the stories your textbooks left out. Think scandalous diaries, bizarre cures, and royals behaving badly – all retold with humour, honesty, and a dash of gossip. Each week Katie uncovers the wildest corners of the past before swapping the gossip with our favourite influencers.

  1. 8H AGO

    Wuthering Heights Special | Margot Robbie’s Skin Room, Dress of HAIR & Red Carpet SCANDAL

    It’s the film that’s got everyone talking and so many YEARNING. This week we are taking a deep dive into WUTHERING HEIGHTS! Fresh from the brand trip and premier Abby, Charlotte, Luiza, Lizzie and Ben join Katie in the studio. Was it historically accurate? Is the criticism online true? Did it match up to the book? You’ll have to watch the episode to get all the answers! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    1h 6m

  2. 5D AGO

    Valentines Special | Sigmund Freuds SHOCKING Love Letters, Hate Mail Valentines & Mistaken Bombings

    Welcome back History Lovers, it’s that time of year when chocolate boxes are more expensive than usual and red roses are EVERY WHERE - it’s a Valentines Special! This week we are delving into the most NSFW love letters of history and historical valentines day traditions! If the idea of Valentines day leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth from past trauma don’t worry we are also delving into the worst valentines’ days in HISTORY! Sure they might have ghosted you but they didn’t accidentally bomb your town! New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    29 min

  3. FEB 5

    Eshaan Akbar | A Historical Bollywood Musical?! Philosophers Secret Kinks & Puppy Juice Beauty Hack

    In this episode we dive into the worst rulers of all time, Philosopher Jean Jaques Rousseau's secret spanking kink and the tudor beauty hack that involved the nations favorite pet … the question remains which animal would you sacrifice for your skin care routine? New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    52 min

  4. JAN 29

    Shakespeare Questioning His Sexuality, The Murder of Belle Elmore & Goat Gland Testicle Implants?!

    The cinema critics are going crazy over Hamnet but what is the real story of Shakespeare? Was Romeo and Juliet really about Romeo and Joseph? We get to the bottom of the playwrights real life! For all the true crime lovers we also digging into the the historical murder of Belle Elmore & the fraudulent doctor who perspecibed goats glands for fertility?! New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    29 min

  5. JAN 22

    Best Bits of The History Diaries Podcast So Far!

    This week we gift you gentle subjects with the best bits of The History Diaries Podcast so Far! From the most chaotic guests, weirdest historical rabbit holes and craziest one liners this ep is all your favorite parts of History Diaries in one mega episode! The question remains, what is the most outlandish fact you’ve learned from the pod? New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    1h 33m

  6. JAN 15

    Matt Another Time | Mining at Beamish Museum, Ancient Drinking Games & Historical Tips to Keep Warm?

    It’s Matt another time (again)! From Katie’s 9th birthday party where she made all her friends dress up as historically accurate miners to her love of a Jane Austen board game he is here spilling all her secrets! The siblings also chat about ancient drinking games and dive into how people used to keep their tootsies warm back in the day… we’d love to say these would be good tips to keep the heating bills down, but I think hiring a fire servant might be more expensive 😭 New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    31 min
  7. Mozart’s Explosive Love Letters, King Louis’ Birth Fixation & The REAL Reason Vibrators Were Created!

    JAN 8

    Mozart’s Explosive Love Letters, King Louis’ Birth Fixation & The REAL Reason Vibrators Were Created!

    Tune into this weeks episode where Katie dive into the history of vibrators, why georgian balls served ice cream instead of pints and if the rumour of King Louis' love of childbirth really changed the course of history? This week The History Gossip also turns into a dating coach as she dives into Mozarts love letters... he had some banging tunes but his pick up lines were a solid number two! Let us know in the comments if our Mozart inspired pick up lines lead to explosive results 🤣 New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    29 min
  8. The Famileigh | Family SNITCHES, Worst Historical PUNISHMENTS! & The Village That DANCED to DEATH?!

    JAN 1

    The Famileigh | Family SNITCHES, Worst Historical PUNISHMENTS! & The Village That DANCED to DEATH?!

    Travis and Harrison are getting a history lesson this week! History is more than war (surprisingly to men!) so this week we are talking about historical punishments - from a bridles scold to ducking stools - which members of their family would get the short end of the stick! We are also delivering into historical families with FAMOUS SNITCHES … The question is would you snake your brothers if they were planning to blow up parliament? New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

    55 min
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The History Diaries, hosted by Katie Kennedy (@historygossip), is history with a twist, serving up the stories your textbooks left out. Think scandalous diaries, bizarre cures, and royals behaving badly – all retold with humour, honesty, and a dash of gossip. Each week Katie uncovers the wildest corners of the past before swapping the gossip with our favourite influencers.

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