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 153 - National treasures: England’s gro...
Since the beginnings of modern archaeology in the…
54 min
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Episode 152 - The Wars of the Roses part 1: The...
Less than 100 years after the Black Death, Englan…
40 min
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Episode 151 - The extraordinary life and times ...
We’re joined by Senior Properties Historian Dr St…
70 min
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Episode 150 - Solving the mystery of Audley End...
A quest to discover the origins of several myster…
41 min
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Episode 149 - Heritage crime watch: how we’re p...
Ten years after the Alliance to Reduce Crime agai…
46 min
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Episode 148 - Ask the experts: Everything you w...
This week, we’re joined by Senior Properties Hist…
59 min
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Episode 147 - Hadrian’s Wall part 1: The man be...
To mark the 1,900th anniversary of the building o…
36 min
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Episode 146 - 1066 and all that: What happened ...
Following on from episode 130, in which we discus…
48 min
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Episode 145 - Celebrating England’s post-Christ...
With Christmas now behind us, we’re joined by Pro…
30 min
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Episode 144 - Life on ice: Sir Ernest Shackleto...
On the centenary of the death of Antarctic explor…
40 min
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Episode 143 - Christmas entertaining at English...
This week we’re joined by Properties Historians T…
38 min
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Episode 142 - Holy warriors: The secrets of the...
This week we're joined by Senior Properties Histo…
42 min
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Episode 141 - Celebrating the Winter Solstice a...
As the days become shorter and darker, we’re join…
28 min
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Episode 140 - Burning ambitions: The story of D...
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest a…
33 min
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Episode 139 - Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and Dun...
Dunstanburgh Castle, a huge and jagged ruin on th…
59 min
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Episode 138 - At home with London’s rock and po...
On the 30th anniversary of the death of Queen fro…
29 min
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Episode 137 - The history of Poppy Day
As we mark Remembrance Day, we’re joined by histo…
24 min
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Episode 136 - Who were the Romans of Britannia?
This week we’re getting to know the Romans of Bri…
33 min
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Episode 135 - Medieval medicine, magic and supe...
This week we’re investigating some of the medieva…
41 min
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Episode 134 - The history of windows, and how w...
As English Heritage launches an appeal to repair …
31 min
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Episode 133 - Divine dairies and the history of...
This week, we're joined by food historian Dr Anni…
41 min
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Episode 132 - Freedom fighters: the story of El...
In this episode, we explore the historic journey …
51 min
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Episode 131 - Exploring the legacy of the trans...
This week, we’re discussing how art is being used…
25 min
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Episode 130 - 1066 and all that: The events and...
Today, we’re gearing up for the Battle of Hasting…
59 min
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Episode 129 - Harvests, hauntings and fiery nig...
As the nights draw in and the leaves start to tur…
34 min