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
A Voice for After-Ages: The radical life of Mar...
44 min
2
Coastline Special 5: A Very British Summer: The...
37 min
3
More than a missionary: The social work of Kama...
44 min
4
Coastline Special 4: Where the sacred meets the...
37 min
5
From Mob Rules to the Modern Match: A History o...
46 min
6
Coastline Special 3: Henry VIII’s Super Forts
33 min
7
Laurence Olivier: The making of an icon
38 min
8
Coastline Special 2: Shorelines, ships and the ...
37 min
9
Seeking Sanctuary: Fleeing conflict in the Midd...
45 min
10
Coastline Special: Romans by the sea
30 min
11
The Neolithic Hall: Reconstructing History at S...
48 min
12
Berwick-on-Tweed: life on the border in the 16t...
37 min
13
Reinterpreting Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo
48 min
14
Northumberland and the Border Reivers
49 min
15
A history of natural history
37 min
16
Northumberland: the story of Norham Castle
32 min
17
Windmills: restoring England’s working giants
44 min
18
Northumberland: castles and the borderlands of ...
48 min
19
Memories of flowers: a country house and its co...
43 min
20
The bittersweet history of chocolate
48 min
21
The Partners: who were Seely and Paget?
47 min
22
The hidden history of women in construction
33 min
23
The secret world of portrait miniatures
45 min
24
The birth of medieval manuscripts
39 min
25
Poetry, maths and the Milky Way: the unsung gen...
47 min