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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History
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Coastline Special 2: Shorelines, ships and the ...
37 min
27
Seeking Sanctuary: Fleeing conflict in the Midd...
45 min
28
Coastline Special: Romans by the sea
30 min
29
The Neolithic Hall: Reconstructing History at S...
48 min
30
Berwick-on-Tweed: life on the border in the 16t...
37 min
31
Reinterpreting Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo
48 min
32
Northumberland and the Border Reivers
49 min
33
A history of natural history
37 min
34
Northumberland: the story of Norham Castle
32 min
35
Windmills: restoring England’s working giants
44 min
36
Northumberland: castles and the borderlands of ...
48 min
37
Memories of flowers: a country house and its co...
43 min
38
The bittersweet history of chocolate
48 min
39
The Partners: who were Seely and Paget?
47 min
40
The hidden history of women in construction
33 min
41
The secret world of portrait miniatures
45 min
42
The birth of medieval manuscripts
39 min
43
Poetry, maths and the Milky Way: the unsung gen...
47 min
44
Rethinking an Iron Age ‘war cemetery’ 
44 min
45
Love tokens from history
26 min
46
Before 1066: how England’s elites lived, ruled,...
44 min
47
A postie, an emperor, and a 2,000-year-old grai...
33 min
48
Falconry, fashion and threat: a history of peop...
42 min
49
Adventure and obsession: orchid hunting in the ...
39 min
50
Dogs and devotion: faithful companions and thei...
44 min