The History Diaries

By The Fellas Studios

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 bad... more

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FAQs about The History Diaries:

How many episodes does The History Diaries have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

The History Diaries episodes:

March 10, 2026 Weirdest Royal Deaths, Forty Elephants Crime Ring & History of Boob Jobs
Welcome back History Lovers! International Women’s Day may have past but this episode is very heavy on we support Women’s RIGHTS and Women’s WRONGS! We are taking a deep dive into the all women crime ring that specialised in shoplifting, the history of boob jobs and the weirdest ways royals have met their end. The question remains if you had to pick a weird death which one are you going for? Also has Katie made progress on her dissertation, send her some encouragement in the comments? 😭
New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm!
📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod
📖 Katie: @historygossip
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30min
March 03, 2026 Toby From Bath | Would We Fall For The Fraudsters Of History? The Emu War & Gen Z’s Attention Span!
Once a History Scholar always a History Lover we have Toby (From Bath) in the studio! This week we are testing if we would have fallen for the biggest fraudsters of history, australia's most embarrassing war and the new attention span of gen z - because watching a film is basically reading a book now, right?
The question remains do you think YOU would be scammed by a lost princess or someone claiming to sell the eiffel tower?
New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm!
📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod
📖 Katie: @historygossip
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1h
February 24, 2026 Binks & Hebrides | Kardashians of 1930s, Girl Boss Brewers & History Behind Beauty And The Beast!
History Lovers this week we are undeniably delighted to be joined by the absolutely extraordinary Binks & Hebrides all the way from the posh estates of West London!
Pour yourself a glass of Chateauneuf du Pape and your finest small plate snack as we delve into the splendid Mitford sisters, the history of alcohol and the real life historical story of Petrus Gonsalvus and Catherine Gonsalvus who are said to have inspired Beauty and The Beast! Such Fun!
Binks and Hebrides personally request that you must follow their biggest personal fans - Davina Bentley and Freya Mallard, they seem to know an awfully lot about Binks and Hebrides ... the weird thing is - they've never been seen in a room all together - no idea why!
New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm!
📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod
📖 Katie: @historygossip
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40min
February 17, 2026 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
...more
1h 6min
February 12, 2026 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
...more
29min
February 05, 2026 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
...more
53min
January 29, 2026 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
...more
29min
January 22, 2026 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
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1h 34min
January 15, 2026 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
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31min
January 08, 2026 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
...more
30min

FAQs about The History Diaries:

How many episodes does The History Diaries have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

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