The English Heritage Podcast
English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites, and brings the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
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Episode 60 - Operation Dynamo and ‘the miracle ...
On the 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo durin…
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Episode 59 - What was life like at our castles?
One of the questions that English Heritage staff …
49 min
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Episode 58 - Voyage of discovery: Charles Darwi...
On the 200th anniversary of the launch of HMS Bea…
37 min
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Episode 57 - Belsay awakes: Recreating history ...
This week we’re combining history and horticultur…
25 min
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Episode 56 - Mary Queen of Scots at Carlisle Ca...
On 16 May 1568, a small fishing boat carrying Mar…
43 min
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Episode 55 - Saint, soldier, slayer: who was th...
As we approach St. George’s Day on 23 April, we’r…
30 min
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Episode 54 - The history of the hunt: how an Ea...
It’s almost Easter, when egg hunts take place in …
18 min
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Episode 53 - On the edge of the Roman Empire: t...
After Carrawburgh Roman Fort and Temple of Mithra…
26 min
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Episode 52 - Power and Influence: the remarkabl...
To mark the end of Women’s’ History Month, we’re …
37 min
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Episode 51 - Voices of England: how pre-Christi...
This year we’re celebrating the many ways the pas…
17 min
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Episode 50 - Wind of change: saving Saxtead Gre...
This week we’ve travelled to Saxtead Green Post M…
23 min
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Episode 49 - The blue plaque women who changed ...
March is Women’s History Month and to celebrate, …
34 min
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Episode 48 - How to cook the Victorian way with...
Ahead of the launch of new cookery book, How to C…
27 min
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Episode 47 - Saints and crusaders: medieval rel...
This week we’re joined by Senior Properties Histo…
28 min
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Episode 46 - Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley at K...
The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley …
35 min
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Episode 45 - Unearthing Wrest Park’s Mithraic G...
Following an archaeological dig to discover the s…
22 min
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Episode 44 - Dover Castle’s secret Cold War tun...
This week we’re at Dover Castle in Kent to take a…
27 min
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Episode 43 - Spring watch: how we prepare our h...
We’ve managed to convince English Heritage head g…
27 min
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Episode 42 - The final frontier: what life was ...
This week we’re joined in the studio by two exper…
44 min
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Episode 41 - New year, new skills: behind the s...
If you’re inspired to try something new in 2020 t…
23 min
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Episode 40 - The English Heritage sites that ch...
Happy New Year from English Heritage. If you’re l…
43 min
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Episode 39 - The origins of Christmas carols, w...
We’ve come over all festive this week as we take …
21 min
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Episode 38 - A weird and wonderful history of C...
We’re in the studio with English Heritage Trustee…
34 min
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Episode 37 - Celebrating Christmas with Queen V...
This week we’re joined by Osborne curator Michael…
23 min
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Episode 36 - The rise of Mead: Toasting the wor...
Once the Vikings’ drink of choice, mead now has a…
27 min