The History Diaries

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?!

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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?

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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 😭

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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!

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📖 Katie: @historygossip

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?

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We are joined by the one the only ELIZABETH THE THIRSTY (aka Elizabeth the 1st HERSELF!) Get comfortable as we bring you our own queen’s speech, take a deep dive into Molly Houses and we explore the EVIL Victorian Santa - The KRAMPAS!

If you’re watching this you are in luck you weren’t dragged to hell by the evil santa for being naughty - Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! 🎄✨

New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm!

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📖 Katie: @historygossip

Wasson Shagger! This week we have Radio 1 Presenter and Anne Bolyne’s BIGGEST FAN Danni Diston in the studio! We test her knowledge of the first ever publicly executed queen, take a deep dive into some ‘EVIL WOMEN’ of History and try to explain to a Victorian child why ‘Having a Boyfriend is EMBARRASSING!’ 

Spoiler alert men aren’t great and that goes for the men of history too! The question remains: were these women of history really as scandalous as history paints them? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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📖 Katie: @historygossip

This week The History Gossip is debunking the historical rumour mill! From Henry VIII’s secret lover to the woman that birthed rabbits - stories of the past are always weird but are they always true? Tune in to find out 👀

We also take a deep dive into Oliver Cromwell, as a puritan ruler he was known for a bit of kill joy but would disco spoons change him for the better?

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📖 Katie: @historygossip

From History Hater to  History Lover Calfreezy gets pushed to his limits trying to fix Ivan (The Terrible)’s image - he didn’t mean to start massacres, he was just not himself when he’s hungry! 

From Cleopatra’s body count to Cal’s Pyramid conspiracy theory we also take a deep dive into Ancient Egypt. The question is would we survive under Cal’s rule if he was a Pharaoh?? 

New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm!

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📖 Katie: @historygossip

Quizmaster and Comedian Jake Bhardwaj, gets put on the historical hot seat! Can he solve dilemmas of the past? Does he know the difference between a modern performative male and a Russian Mystic? Find out in this week's episode of History Diaries!

New Episodes Every Thursday at 5pm!

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📖 Katie: @historygossip