The English Heritage Podcast

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites, and brings the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

History
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Episode 85 - On His Majesty’s Secret Service: T...
This week, we’re delving into the hidden history …
39 min
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Episode 84 - Ask the experts: everything you wa...
Did you know that English Heritage cares for more…
62 min
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Episode 83 - Halloween special: Witchcraft and ...
Grab your broomsticks and warm your toes by a bub…
41 min
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Episode 82 - Send in the cavalry! The story of ...
We’re joined by English Heritage properties histo…
37 min
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Episode 81 - Voices of England: How slavery sha...
Every October, Black History Month celebrates the…
27 min
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Episode 80 - Black plaques: Celebrating London’...
This week we continue to celebrate Black History …
46 min
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Episode 79 - Untold stories: Poetry for English...
This week we’re joined by English Heritage’s poet…
35 min
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Episode 78 - The story of Dido Belle at Kenwood
We’re joined by Cathy Power and Sarah Murden to d…
34 min
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Episode 77 - What happened to England’s monks a...
This week, we’ve returned to the turbulent Tudor …
50 min
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Episode 76 - Finding the sarsen stones: A journ...
Following the publication of new research reveali…
28 min
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Episode 75 - Border force: The defenders of the...
We’re joined by properties curator Mark Douglas t…
37 min
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Episode 74 - Murderous thieves and legendary bu...
Scupper me skull and crossbones! This week, we’re…
40 min
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Episode 73 - Son, brother, crusader, king: The ...
We’re joined in the studio by senior properties h…
54 min
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Episode 72 - The First Barons' War and the Grea...
This week, we’re travelling back to the 13th cent…
32 min
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Episode 71 - When the bubble burst: The South S...
This week we’re marking 300 years since one of th…
43 min
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Episode 70 - Voices of England: The history hid...
This week we’re joined by anthropologist and auth…
50 min
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Episode 69 - Atomic fallout: The story of York ...
On the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings …
35 min
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Episode 68 - Keeping up appearances: Exploring ...
This week we’re joined by fashion historian Amber…
42 min
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Episode 67 - Party at the palace: Socialising w...
This week, we’re heading back to the 1930s and a …
39 min
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Episode 66 - Voices of England: How the railway...
This year English Heritage are celebrating the ma…
37 min
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Episode 65 - From home to heritage: 30 years of...
On the 30th anniversary of Brodsworth Hall and Ga…
47 min
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Episode 64 - Defending the Roman Empire: Richbo...
This week we’re heading back the 4th century, whe…
34 min
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Episode 63 - Written in the stars: summer solst...
The summer solstice, which brings the longest day…
32 min
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Episode 62 - A literary legacy: at home with Ch...
To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Cha…
55 min
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Episode 61 - The Duke of Wellington and women o...
We’re back in the studio with Josephine Oxley, ke…
46 min