Katie is a UK-based content creator and author best known for blending historical fact with viral entertainment. With a fast-growing audience across TikTok and Instagram, Katie delivers daily historical gossip – from royal scandals and forgotten love affairs to bizarre etiquette and outrageous moments from the past. Her witty, conversational storytelling makes history feel current, accessible and irresistible to a modern audience.
Katie completed a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology at Durham University and is currently pursuing a Master’s in History at Oxford University, bringing both academic credibility and a fresh, humorous perspective to her content.
Her debut book, The History Gossip: Was Anne of Cleves a Minger? and 365 Other Historical Curiosities, was published in November 2024. The book delivers a bite-sized historical anecdote for every day of the year, styled just like the entertaining stories that have built her loyal online following.
Katie is also expanding into broadcast, currently working on exciting opportunities off the back of her own segment on History Crush with Sky History. Her expertise spans royal history, social customs, scandalous historical figures, and the stranger-than-fiction moments that bring the past vividly to life. Her ability to translate complex history into entertaining, digestible storytelling makes her a natural fit for broadcast and editorial platforms.
Through short-form video, writing and broadcast, Katie has positioned herself as a new-generation history voice – making the past entertaining, relatable and endlessly shareable.
