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
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What was Christmas like for servants below stai...
55 min
53
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the stor...
47 min
54
From Bayswater to Neverland: J.M. Barrie and th...
43 min
55
Living with the ancestors: Neolithic death and ...
46 min
56
A delicious history of pudding
38 min
57
From Brodsworth with love: the girl who knitted...
37 min
58
Disability and care in medieval England
36 min
59
‘Pleasing terrors’: the origins and continuing ...
61 min
60
Privilege and play: a history of childhood adve...
33 min
61
Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex l...
38 min
62
A history of curry in Britain
34 min
63
A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in...
31 min
64
Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge
48 min
65
Monastic to modern: a history of universities
41 min
66
Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural re...
34 min
67
Pumps and people power: firefighting at country...
39 min
68
The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain
36 min
69
William Marshal: the man behind the myth
38 min
70
A potted history of houseplants
32 min
71
Cultivating a vision: women in garden design
30 min
72
‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A...
33 min
73
A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex...
29 min
74
The Black British composer who broke America
35 min
75
‘Princely Shows’ and power: Elizabeth I at Keni...
31 min