The English Heritage Podcast
Every object has a story to tell. But how can one mystery item lead us on a journey through history, people and places?
In the English Heritage podcast, comedian and writer Amy Matthews brings you entertaining tales from unexpected places. Each week, we begin with a mystery item and with the help of English Heritage experts and special guests, Amy explores what our past can tell us about our present and perhaps our future.
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Episode 93 - Superstition, magic and the Evil E...
This week, we’re joined by curator of collections…
32 min
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Episode 92 - Time to change: The history of our...
As many of us prepare to hang up a new calendar f…
35 min
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Episode 91 - The pagan winter customs that shap...
This week we’re joined by English Heritage Truste…
29 min
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Episode 90 - Festive feasts through the ages
It’s traditional to eat a lot at Christmas, but d…
50 min
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Episode 89 - Thomas Becket’s murder and Dover C...
On the 850th anniversary of an event that shook m…
39 min
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Episode 88 - Medieval ghosts, ghouls and hauntings
This week expect winter chills as we’re joined by…
41 min
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Episode 87 - A marvellous menagerie: The animal...
Here on the podcast we spend most of our time dis…
40 min
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Episode 86 - Mortimer Wheeler and the excavatio...
This week, we’re joined by Senior Properties Hist…
44 min
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Episode 85 - On His Majesty’s Secret Service: T...
This week, we’re delving into the hidden history …
39 min
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Episode 84 - Ask the experts: everything you wa...
Did you know that English Heritage cares for more…
62 min
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Episode 83 - Halloween special: Witchcraft and ...
Grab your broomsticks and warm your toes by a bub…
41 min
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Episode 82 - Send in the cavalry! The story of ...
We’re joined by English Heritage properties histo…
37 min
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Episode 81 - Voices of England: How slavery sha...
Every October, Black History Month celebrates the…
27 min
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Episode 80 - Black plaques: Celebrating London’...
This week we continue to celebrate Black History …
46 min
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Episode 79 - Untold stories: Poetry for English...
This week we’re joined by English Heritage’s poet…
35 min
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Episode 78 - The story of Dido Belle at Kenwood
We’re joined by Cathy Power and Sarah Murden to d…
34 min
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Episode 77 - What happened to England’s monks a...
This week, we’ve returned to the turbulent Tudor …
50 min
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Episode 76 - Finding the sarsen stones: A journ...
Following the publication of new research reveali…
28 min
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Episode 75 - Border force: The defenders of the...
We’re joined by properties curator Mark Douglas t…
37 min
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Episode 74 - Murderous thieves and legendary bu...
Scupper me skull and crossbones! This week, we’re…
40 min
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Episode 73 - Son, brother, crusader, king: The ...
We’re joined in the studio by senior properties h…
54 min
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Episode 72 - The First Barons' War and the Grea...
This week, we’re travelling back to the 13th cent…
32 min
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Episode 71 - When the bubble burst: The South S...
This week we’re marking 300 years since one of th…
43 min
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Episode 70 - Voices of England: The history hid...
This week we’re joined by anthropologist and auth…
50 min
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Episode 69 - Atomic fallout: The story of York ...
On the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings …
35 min