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