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What is The Gilded Age?

It's the hottest show on TV and one of the most pivotal periods in human history, so in celebration of The Gilded Age S4 dropping on Paramount+ this week, we're unpacking

24H Inside: The Gilded Age

Who says you can't time travel?!? Well, certainly not Paramount+, who have flown me from Sydney to New York to make my Gilded Age dreams come true! From interviewing the

Vlad III: The REAL Dracula

They can't harm you, if they can't find you! Use code hothistory at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/hothistory Hi Divas! Welcome back

DIY disco bonnet for Daisy Edgar-Jones

And for the lady ... perhaps a disco bonnet? Come BTS with me as I pulled together these Regency-inspired 'hot' bonnets for the cast of Sense & Sensibility while they w

History of Dragons

Dracarys, my divas! Today we are talking about the history of dragons!Diving back first to Ancient China, we are going to start by summarising the origins of Dragon mytho

1972 Rothschild Ball

This week, we're stepping into the bizarre world of the 1972 Rothschild Ball, one of the most extravagant and surreal parties ever thrown. Hosted by Guy and Marie-Hélèn

Jane Austen: The OG Yearnalist

Calling my Austenites! This is your Yearnalism 101 crash course as we unpack the life of the one and only Jane Austen! As the 2nd daughter and 7th child of a country rect

Romanovs Part 6: The End

PART 6/6. You guys this is it ... the end, in every sense of the word. Although not everyone believes it ... for despite the death of the Romanovs in 1918 there have alwa

Romanovs Part 5: The Fallout

PART 5/6. Well my divas, we're officially at the beginning of the end. This episode covers the death of Rasputin, the devastation of Bloody Sunday, the abdication of Tsar

Romanovs Part 4: The Fall

PART 4/6. You guys have been patient so TODAY we're talking about none other than Rasputin! Covering the back half of the Tsar's rule this episode will track from 1905 -

Romanovs Part 3: The Heir

PART 3/6. It's any Romanov Tsar's worst nightmare: 10 years on the throne, four daughters, a phantom pregnancy and no heir. NOW we're in the thick of it, guys, looking at

Romanovs Part 2: The Family

PART 2/6. Alright guys, we are picking things up with Alexander III, father of Nicholas II, grandfather of Alexei, and one of the most brutish imperial family members in

Romanovs Part 1: The Rise

PART 1/6. Strap in for the next 6 episodes, divas, because we are FINALLY unpacking the rise and fall of the last imperial family of Russia: The Romanovs. In this first

Salem Part 2: The Witch Trials

We're back, and we're ready today to chat about the drama, deceit and devilry involved in the Salem Witch Trials! From Abigail and Betty's affliction to the role of race

Salem Part 1: The Origins of Witchcraft

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble, my divas, because today we are unpacking the History of Witchcraft! From the ancient world right up to t

Njinga Mbande: The Woman King

Hi divas! Strap in today because we are chatting about the Angolan warrior queen who fought off both the patriarchy and slavers through her wildly sharp wit AND wildly sh

The Galloway Hoard

On today's show, we are chatting about three of my favourite things: Scotland, Vikings & Treasure! From the origins of Vikings in the British Isles to the discovery of th

Anna Pavlova: The Romanov Ballerina

Divas strap in, because we are going back to Imperial Russia with our deep dive on Anna Pavlova: the most famous ballerina in history! From the cold, damp streets of St

Clara Bow: Part 2 - Taylor Swift's muse

Welcome back for Part 2 of our Clara Bow series where we unpack how this young girl from Brooklyn became the muse of Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks and Margot Robbie! Lookin

Clara Bow: Part 1 - The original 'it' girl

You've been asking for her, so here we go. Today we're deep diving into the highs and lows of the original 'it' girl, Clara Bow. From her early years in Brooklyn tenement