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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Vermeer: Double Vision
33 min
27
What was Christmas like for servants below stai...
55 min
28
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the stor...
47 min
29
From Bayswater to Neverland: J.M. Barrie and th...
43 min
30
Living with the ancestors: Neolithic death and ...
46 min
31
A delicious history of pudding
38 min
32
From Brodsworth with love: the girl who knitted...
37 min
33
Disability and care in medieval England
36 min
34
‘Pleasing terrors’: the origins and continuing ...
61 min
35
Privilege and play: a history of childhood adve...
33 min
36
Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex l...
38 min
37
A history of curry in Britain
34 min
38
A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in...
31 min
39
Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge
48 min
40
Monastic to modern: a history of universities
41 min
41
Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural re...
34 min
42
Pumps and people power: firefighting at country...
39 min
43
The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain
36 min
44
William Marshal: the man behind the myth
38 min
45
A potted history of houseplants
32 min
46
Cultivating a vision: women in garden design
30 min
47
‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A...
33 min
48
A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex...
29 min
49
The Black British composer who broke America
35 min
50
‘Princely Shows’ and power: Elizabeth I at Keni...
31 min