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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History
1
From food to florals: The rise of the rockstar ...
36 min
2
Hidden lives: slavery in Roman Britain
26 min
3
The sights, sounds and smells of a Roman fort
49 min
4
Harmondsworth: One of England’s Medieval Great ...
41 min
5
From monastery to mansion: The colourful histor...
46 min
6
Coastline Special 6: Time and tides – conservin...
36 min
7
A Voice for After-Ages: The radical life of Mar...
44 min
8
Coastline Special 5: A Very British Summer: The...
37 min
9
More than a missionary: The social work of Kama...
44 min
10
Coastline Special 4: Where the sacred meets the...
37 min
11
From Mob Rules to the Modern Match: A History o...
46 min
12
Coastline Special 3: Henry VIII’s Super Forts
33 min
13
Laurence Olivier: The making of an icon
38 min
14
Coastline Special 2: Shorelines, ships and the ...
37 min
15
Seeking Sanctuary: Fleeing conflict in the Midd...
45 min
16
Coastline Special: Romans by the sea
30 min
17
The Neolithic Hall: Reconstructing History at S...
48 min
18
Berwick-on-Tweed: life on the border in the 16t...
37 min
19
Reinterpreting Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo
48 min
20
Northumberland and the Border Reivers
49 min
21
A history of natural history
37 min
22
Northumberland: the story of Norham Castle
32 min
23
Windmills: restoring England’s working giants
44 min
24
Northumberland: castles and the borderlands of ...
48 min
25
Memories of flowers: a country house and its co...
43 min