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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Episode 286 - John of Gaunt: the founder of a d...
62 min
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Episode 285 - Behind the Scenes of a Roman Villa
37 min
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Episode 284 - Lady Elizabeth Russell: Keeper of...
50 min
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Episode 283 - Vincent Van Gogh in London
47 min
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Episode 282 - Life as a medieval nun
66 min
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Episode 281 - Harry Hotspur and Warkworth Castle
60 min
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Bonus episode - Summer with Queen Victoria: Lif...
51 min
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Episode 280 - Bad King John: England’s worst mo...
68 min
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Episode 279 - Uncovering the prehistoric Uffing...
37 min
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Episode 278 - Marble Hill: how to build a Georg...
55 min
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Episode 277 - In the Ayahs’ Home: Pioneering In...
48 min
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Episode 276 - The lost art of the parterre garden
41 min
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Episode 275 - Secrets of the Corbridge Hoard
48 min
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Episode 274 - Heroes of the 1924 Paris Olympics
67 min
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Episode 273 - Pandemic: how the Black Death rav...
55 min
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Episode 272 - The decline of the English countr...
63 min
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Episode 271 - Ask the experts: Summer solstice ...
66 min
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Episode 270 - England’s rulers and their ‘favou...
68 min
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Episode 269 - Exploring the Roman Lake District
44 min
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Episode 268 - Building better communities: cele...
46 min
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Episode 267 - Day of reckoning: remembering the...
62 min
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Episode 266 - Art and Ideals: Vanessa Bell, Dun...
39 min
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Episode 265 - Stonehenge and the Major Lunar St...
52 min
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Episode 264 - Ask the Experts: Everything You W...
64 min
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Episode 263 - Saving our Paintings: Jan Wijnant...
58 min