
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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 36 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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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 ... more
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 ... more
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!
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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!
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Love everything about it, it’s right up my street in terms of content and guests. Just pleaaaase put the microphone on a stand
Looking forward to more episodes, if there is any way to fix the audio it’d be so much easier to listen!
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This program blends history with humor, giving listeners entertaining tours through less-taught past stories, sensational gossip, and playful, performative segments. Episodes frequently feature comedians, historians, and entertainment guests who reshape big historical themes—royal intrigue, crime, fashion, and cultural moments—into accessible, witty conversations enriched by sketches, reimaginings, and personal anecdotes. A standout trait is the playful format that fuses storytelling with pop culture riffs, often including interactive bits, sketches, and guest-driven banter that keeps history engaging for a broad, curious audience.
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Recent guests on The History Diaries include:
1. Sophie Garrad
2. Imogen Andrews
3. Maia Beth
4. Dan Jones
5. Gracey Williams Comedy
6. Savannah Gracey Comedy
7. Lafay Williams
8. Ginger Johnson
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