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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1
Falconry, fashion and threat: a history of peop...
43 min
2
Adventure and obsession: orchid hunting in the ...
39 min
3
Dogs and devotion: faithful companions and thei...
44 min
4
Vermeer: Double Vision
33 min
5
What was Christmas like for servants below stai...
55 min
6
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the stor...
47 min
7
From Bayswater to Neverland: J.M. Barrie and th...
43 min
8
Living with the ancestors: Neolithic death and ...
46 min
9
A delicious history of pudding
38 min
10
From Brodsworth with love: the girl who knitted...
37 min
11
Disability and care in medieval England
36 min
12
‘Pleasing terrors’: the origins and continuing ...
61 min
13
Privilege and play: a history of childhood adve...
33 min
14
Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex l...
38 min
15
A history of curry in Britain
34 min
16
A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in...
31 min
17
Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge
48 min
18
Monastic to modern: a history of universities
41 min
19
Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural re...
34 min
20
Pumps and people power: firefighting at country...
39 min
21
The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain
36 min
22
William Marshal: the man behind the myth
38 min
23
A potted history of houseplants
32 min
24
Cultivating a vision: women in garden design
30 min
25
‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A...
33 min