Hello you!

This week is a little different because we've just hit ONE MILLION downloads since February (!!) and I wanted to take a moment to celebrate with you all.

So, instead of Anne Boleyn (don't worry, she's coming next week), I thought we'd do a Q&A episode! I asked you to send through your questions so we could get to know each other a little better, and you absolutely delivered. We're chatting favourite historical figures, podcast recs, shopping and beauty favourites, TV shows, and Hot History behind-the-scenes.

Thank you for listening, commenting, sharing episodes with your friends and helping build this community. One million downloads is completely surreal and I couldn't have done it without you.

Here’s a list of the recs mentioned:

Favourite shops:

1. Asos

2. Betts

3. Depop

4. Ebay

5. Vinted

6. Vestiaire Collective

7. Zara

Podcast recommendations:

1. Shameless

2. Inherited

3. Style-ish

4. Just The Gist

5. Big Small Talk

6. The Rest is History

7. The New Yorker Radio Hour

TV Series recommendations:

1. House of the Dragon

2. The Other Bennet Sister

Makeup Recommendations:

1. Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat (Supersize Me)

2. Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick (Wedding Belles)

3. Mecca Max Glaze Phase Lip Oil (Blackberry Glaze)

If you also want more Hot History you can follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and of course, right here!

Til next week (with Anne Boleyn!),
Ainslie x