From stuffed birds on Victorian trees to Henry VIII’s weeks-long feasts, Christmas has always been a little… extreme. Join us for a festive dive into historical chaos, curiosity, and a reminder of gratitude in our own holiday season.

Ever wondered what really happens on Mount Everest?

From the death zone to deadly traffic jams, Sherpa exploitation, and controversial climbers walking past dying men...this is the unfiltered truth behind the world’s most expensive, dangerous, and chaotic bucket-list climb.

Sources -

Mount Everest Then and Now - 60 years Climbing Everest - David Snow - Youtube

The Dark side of Everest 2024: Shocking Tragedies and Fatal Mistakes - eXtreme - Youtube

How 2024 Changed Mt Everest Climbing FOREVER - eXtreme - Youtube

DARK SIDE OF EVEREST - David Snow - Youtube

The fairy tale, the public obsession, the pressure, the conspiracies...Diana’s story is one of the most dramatic in modern history.

In this deep dive, we unpack the truth, the questions, and the legacy that still shakes the world today. This isn’t just history… it’s heartbreak in high heels 🖤👠

SOURCES:

Tina Brown – The Diana Chronicles (2007) Andrew Morton – Diana: Her True Story (1992, revised 1997)

BBC Panorama Interview (November 1995) Sally Bedell Smith – Diana in Search of Herself (1999) The Times and The Telegraph (1995–1997)

Paul Burrell (Diana’s former butler) – A Royal Duty (2003) King Charles’s former private secretary quoted in several documentaries (e.g., Diana: In Her Own Words, Channel 4, 2017)

BBC Panorama Interview (1995) — primary source itself. Jonathan Dimbleby documentary on Charles (1994) Tina Brown – The Diana Chronicles Jonathan Dimbleby – Prince of Wales: A Biography (1994)Royal correspondents in ITV’s Diana: Her Story and BBC’s Diana, 7 Days.

The Diana Phenomenon (Marie-Catherine Allain, 1997)

The People’s Princess: Cherished Memories of Diana, Princess of Wales (Macmillan, 1997)

The House of Gucci wasn’t built on elegance alone, it was stitched together with family feuds, ego, betrayal, and couture-level chaos. Dive into the wildest moments behind the iconic fashion empire in this week’s episode of History in High Heels 🎙️✨

High fashion has never been so messy...

Bestie… THIS episode is wild.

Today we’re crawling, literally, into the underground world of the Viet Cong, exploring the booby traps, hidden tunnels, and gruesome guerrilla tactics that made Vietnam one of the hardest battlefields the world has ever seen.

It’s clever, it’s horrifying, it’s fascinating. And don’t worry, the really gory stuff is at the end for my squeamish girlies.

Tonya Harding: the ice skater who shocked the world ❄️ From triple axels to Olympic drama, abuse, and scandal, her story is way more complicated than headlines let on. In this episode, we break down the Harding-Kerrigan saga, the attack, and how it changed figure skating forever 💔⛸️

Sources include - "The price of Gold"

5th OF NOVEMBER 💥 Bonfires, fireworks, and one man with a plan to blow up Parliament… but was Guy Fawkes really the villain we were taught about? 🎇👀 Let’s uncover the truth behind Bonfire Night...

#HistoryInHighHeels #GuyFawkes #BonfireNight

Forget ghosts and witches...the real horror story is global

This Halloween, History in High Heels exposes the terrifying truth behind climate change and the cover-ups that kept us in the dark. Scary, real, and urgent 🎃

Halloween series finale!!

#HistoryInHighHeels #ScaryHistory #ClimateCrisis