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 117 - Memories of living at Stonehenge ...
This week we’re looking back at a fairly recent c…
23 min
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Episode 116 - Family life with the Darwins at D...
As we approach Father’s Day in the UK on Sunday 2…
27 min
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Episode 115 - A new archaeological excavation a...
This week, we’re looking ahead to the start of a …
32 min
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Episode 114 - A knight’s tale: The real-life En...
We’re joined by senior properties historian Paul …
56 min
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Episode 113 - Painting a portrait of Sarah Forb...
This week we’re focusing on a new exhibition of p…
37 min
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Episode 112 - Preserving the past at Marble Hil...
This week we’re joined by English Heritage proper…
29 min
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Episode 111 - The lawn games and sports played ...
This week is National Croquet Week, and to celebr…
42 min
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Episode 110 - Lord of war: Napoleon Bonaparte’s...
This week we’re heading back to the late 18th and…
56 min
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Episode 109 - King on the run: The imprisonment...
We’re joined by English Heritage Properties Curat…
58 min
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Episode 108 - Here be dragons! Fire breathing b...
As we approach St George’s Day on 23 April, we’re…
42 min
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Episode 107 - A flying visit: 100 years since t...
This week we’re marking a slightly unusual milest…
40 min
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Episode 106 - Changing fortunes: At home with t...
Kirby Hall is one of England’s greatest Elizabeth…
38 min
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Episode 105 - Saints, gospels and vicious Vikin...
This week, we’re joined by senior properties hist…
37 min
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Episode 104 - Digging for history at Tintagel C...
Following the completion of the five-year long Ti…
45 min
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Episode 103 - At your service: The remarkable w...
All too often during Women’s History Month, stori…
44 min
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Episode 102 - A costume drama: Storytelling at ...
This week we’re looking at the colourful lives of…
35 min
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Episode 101 - Woman at war: Eleanor de Montfort...
This week we’re travelling back to the 13th centu…
40 min
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Episode 100 - Hide and seek with kings and prie...
For the 100th episode of the podcast we’ve made t…
28 min
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Episode 99 - Conserving works of art – and how ...
Responsible for caring for 1,300 artworks in prop…
34 min
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Episode 98 - Eleanor of Castile: Spanish prince...
We’re joined in the studio by senior properties h…
45 min
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Episode 97 - A tale of two castles: The Bigods,...
This week we’re joined by head properties curator…
46 min
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Episode 96 - Adventures in architecture: Sir Ch...
Imagine you're living in the 1800s, with the visi…
34 min
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Episode 95 - English Heritage in ruins
So many English Heritage sites are ruined – famou…
45 min
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Episode 94 - The life and work of St Aelred of ...
We’re joined in the studio by senior properties h…
40 min
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Episode 93 - Superstition, magic and the Evil E...
This week, we’re joined by curator of collections…
32 min