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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Episode 180 - 1066 and all that: the rise, reig...
As we prepare to recreate the events of the Battl…
68 min
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Episode 179 - Bringing in the harvest at Brodsw...
As summer turns to autumn and harvest time approa…
48 min
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Episode 178 - Restormel Castle and the Duchy of...
This week, we’re joined by Head Properties Curato…
57 min
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Episode 177 - Ask the experts: everything you w...
This week, we’re joined by Properties Historian, …
60 min
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Episode 176 - Feasts through history: fine dini...
For the second helping in our series about histor…
36 min
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Episode 175 - Georgian garden tourists: a potte...
Visiting gardens became a favourite pursuit of 18…
47 min
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Episode 174 - A history of the Great British se...
Britain’s beaches are a popular day trip destinat…
38 min
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Episode 173 - Women in Civil War England: Alice...
This week, we’re discussing the story of a 17th c…
47 min
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Episode 172 - A medieval mission: converting An...
Today, we’re joined by Senior Properties Historia…
39 min
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Episode 171 - Holy water: Rievaulx Abbey and th...
This week we’re on the banks of the River Rye in …
31 min
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Episode 170 - Curating human remains at St Pete...
Have you ever been to an historic site and wonder…
53 min
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Episode 169 - White horses and hill figures in ...
This week we’re joined by Senior Properties Histo…
40 min
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Episode 168 - Somerset v Stewart: the landmark ...
Today we’re joined by English Heritage’s Head of …
48 min
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Episode 167 - A history of the castle with John...
This week, we’re returning to one of our favourit…
64 min
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Episode 166 - The Edwardian discovery of Coria
This week, we’re joined by Dr Frances McIntosh to…
43 min
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Episode 165 - Making Marble Hill: the story of ...
This week, we’re marking a new chapter in the sto…
53 min
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Episode 164 - Hadrian's Wall part 4: legacy
We’re back for the final instalment of our four-p…
63 min
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Episode 163 - Feasts through history: dining an...
The first in a three-part mini-series on feasts t…
32 min
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Episode 162 - Wars of the Roses part 2: Richard...
This week, we’re concluding our two-part mini-ser…
72 min
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Episode 161 - Hadrian’s Wall part 3: evolution ...
Today, we’re back on the northern frontier of the…
47 min
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Episode 160 - Behind the scenes of Netflix’s Br...
Ranger’s House is an elegant Georgian villa on th…
31 min
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Episode 159 - King Edmund: Christian martyr, pa...
Edmund was King of East Anglia in the 9th century…
40 min
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Episode 158 - Ask the experts: Everything you w...
This week, we’re joined by Senior Properties Hist…
60 min
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Episode 157 - A new perspective on the history ...
Standing tall in the centre of historic York for …
48 min
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Episode 156 - Out at Ranger’s House: Exploring ...
A new tour launching this summer explores the LGB…
50 min