The Fellas Studios

The History Diaries

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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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The Fellas Studios

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History

Latest episode

Jun 16, 2026

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Episodes

Best Bits | Creating Genghis Khan’s LinkedIn, Girl Boss History of Alcohol & Historical Top Trumps 16.06.2026

Our History Gossip is away this week working on her History Masters Dissertation, but fear not history lovers this week we’ve made a compilation of the best bits of the podcast so far! Who’s been your favorite guest? Drop a comment and let us know! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @histor...

Lady Clementine | Solving Regency Dating Dilemmas, ICK Hobbies of History & How To Prevent Rebellion 09.06.2026

Rosalie Minnitt as Lady Clementine joins us in the studio this week! Tune in as the pair try to solve real historical regency dating dilemmas, they rank Georgian era hobbies and gain inspiration from women who were SERIOUS attention seekers in the past! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @h...

Kate Williams & Robert Hardman | Royals On ‘The Crown’?! David Attenborough's Past & Etiquette Rules 02.06.2026

Royal Historian Kate Williams and Royal Biographer Robert Hardman join the History Gossip in the studio this week! 💌 Tune in as they we discuss etiquette rules of the past, royals of history that would make the best content creators and we play a game of fact or fiction on David Attenborough as a belated birthday celebration to our national treasure! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen o...

Megan Thorne | Dr Seuss’s Risque Book, Plots Against Elizabeth I & Weird Laws of History 26.05.2026

Megan Throne joins us in the Historical hot seat this week! 🏆 Tune in as we dive into Dr Seuss’s lesser known, more risque work, the plots against Elizabeth 1st and we play a game of ‘Law’ or ‘Lore’ uncovering histories weirdest laws! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

Sophie Garrad | Regency Era Snog, Marry, Avoid, Tudor Icks, & The Many Lives of Julie d'Aubigny 19.05.2026

We have Sophie Garrad in the historical hot seat this week! 🏆 Tune in as we throw her into the regency era dating scene, tudor turn ons and we dive into the many lives of Julie d’Audigny! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod 📖 Katie: @historygossip

Imogen Andrews | Cramped Cribs of History, Black Plague Barbie & Rebranding Lobotomies?! 12.05.2026

Imogen Andrews is in the historical hot seat this week! Tune in as the pair talk cramped cribs from history, they design a Black Plague Barbie and learn about the history of lobotomies! The question remains do you think we’ll be seeing lobotomy style procedures being advertised soon (God I hope NOT!) 😭 New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Inst...

Maia Beth | Rage Bating Cromwell, Fangirling Over A Warrior Princess & Cosplaying A Victorian Maid?! 05.05.2026

Maia Beth joins us in the studio this week! 🏆 Tune in as the pair talk London Vs The North East, Maia’s handstand goal & her craziest DJ’ing gigs! They also plan a DJ set to rage bait Oliver Cromwell, fangirl over Khutulun and Maia reveals the one thing she WOULD HATE to go down in history for! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagra...

Dan Jones | Hotties of History, Medieval Vs Modern Job Roles & Which Monarch caused the MOST DRAMA?! 28.04.2026

Historian Dan Jones joins us in the studio this week! 🏆 Ever wondered what Dan Jones did before he became a successful historian, what he last cried about or other ways you can get pink eye? You’re in luck as in todays ep we take a chaotic ride through Medieval history that reveals more about Dan Jones than any other historical figure! Strap in history lovers! The question remains which historica...

Gracey & Williams Comedy | 18th Century Wife Auction, BAD Victorian Jokes & Fake Downing Street?! 21.04.2026

Savannah Gracey & Lafay Williams join us in the studio this week! 🏆 You know them for their hilarious skits but this week we are putting them in the historical HOT SEAT! Can they detect Victorian Comedy from the humor of a 13 year old boy, how well can they auction themselves off in an 18th century WIFE auction and can they explain COACHELLA to a victorian child?! Find out in this week's epis...

Ginger Johnson & Kyran Thrax | Stunts for Dionysus, Modeling in Ancient Egypt & Tiny Tim Tries DRAG! 14.04.2026

We have Drag Queen ROYALTY in the studio! Welcome Ginger Johnson & Kyran Thrax! 🏆💖 From building a historically accurate beat, auditioning for Dionysus’s cult like following to explaining drag to tiny tim - strap in as we take a chaotic ride through history! New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Follow on Instagram & TikTok: @historydiariespod...

Jonny Owen | Burke & Hare Crime DEEP DIVE, The Welsh Robin Hood & The Secret To Aging Well! 07.04.2026

History Lover and Host of ‘Britain’s Murder Map’ Jonny Owen’s joins us in the studio this week! We take a deep dive into history's most prolific serial killers - Burke and Hare. We also take a look into welsh history and learn about the Welsh Robin Hood - Twm Siôn Cati! The question remains - do you think that we are less desensitised to gore than those from history? New Episodes Every Tuesday at...

Liam Shaw | CIA’s WORST Intelligence Project, The History of Getting HAMMERED & The Green Medieval Children 31.03.2026

We have Comedian Liam Shaw in the Studio! This week we are delving into the history of getting HAMMERED, the Medieval mystery of some green kids that only ate beans and the Cold War Kitties that tried to become spies! The question remains, if you had to train any animal to become a spy which animal are you picking? New Episodes Every Tuesday at 5pm! 📖 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 📖 Fo...

Phil Carr | Surviving Historical Reenactments, Historical Expedition FAILS & PETROL PRAMS? 24.03.2026

Welcome back History Lovers! This week we are joined by your favourite tiktok travel creator Phil Carr! Join us as we explore the weirdest transportation inventions in history, the worst (and possibly RANKEST) historical expedition FAILS and Phil's craziest travel stories! The question remains is the combustion engine the historical equivalent to AI? Would you rather piss off the RCPCA or the NCPC...

The Other Bennet Sister Special! Filming BTS, Fighting Pride & Prejudice Cast & Regency Ball CHAOS 17.03.2026

Today we have a special treat for the Pride and Prejudice lovers out there …. The Other Bennett Sister has hit our screens and we have exclusive interviews with the amazing cast and team behind it! We get all the goss from behind the scenes filming, The Pride and Prejudice characters most likely to get into a fight at spoons and the regency rules the cast think they would break! Have you caught up...

Weirdest Royal Deaths, Forty Elephants Crime Ring & History of Boob Jobs 10.03.2026

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...

Toby From Bath | Would We Fall For The Fraudsters Of History? The Emu War & Gen Z’s Attention Span! 03.03.2026

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 claim...

Binks & Hebrides | Kardashians of 1930s, Girl Boss Brewers & History Behind Beauty And The Beast! 24.02.2026

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...

Wuthering Heights Special | Margot Robbie’s Skin Room, Dress of HAIR & Red Carpet SCANDAL 17.02.2026

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...

Valentines Special | Sigmund Freuds SHOCKING Love Letters, Hate Mail Valentines & Mistaken Bombings 12.02.2026

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 t...

Eshaan Akbar | A Historical Bollywood Musical?! Philosophers Secret Kinks & Puppy Juice Beauty Hack 05.02.2026

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...

Shakespeare Questioning His Sexuality, The Murder of Belle Elmore & Goat Gland Testicle Implants?! 29.01.2026

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! 📖 Li...

Best Bits of The History Diaries Podcast So Far! 22.01.2026

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 Pod...

Matt Another Time | Mining at Beamish Museum, Ancient Drinking Games & Historical Tips to Keep Warm? 15.01.2026

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 heatin...

Mozart’s Explosive Love Letters, King Louis’ Birth Fixation & The REAL Reason Vibrators Were Created! 08.01.2026

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 u...

The Famileigh | Family SNITCHES, Worst Historical PUNISHMENTS! & The Village That DANCED to DEATH?! 01.01.2026

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...

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