The English Heritage Podcast

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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

  1. HACE 2 DÍAS

    From the archive: The extraordinary life and times of Eleanor of Aquitaine

    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes.  One of 12th century Europe’s richest and most powerful women, Eleanor became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis VII and then Queen of England as the wife of Henry II. Discover the story of her remarkable rise to power, her imprisonment following a plot to remove her second husband as king and her return to power as queen dowager.  To discover more about Eleanor of Aquitaine’s life, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h y 16 min

  2. 27 FEB

    Speaking with shadows: Gwen Lalley - a 1930s pioneer

    We’re still busy behind the scenes, so in the meantime we wanted to share a special series with you called Speaking with Shadows.   It sees Josie Long teaming up with English Heritage to uncover some of the most fascinating forgotten stories from England’s past. We hope you enjoy it.   In this episode, Josie discovers the story of Gwen Lally, a former actress who directed thousands of performers in Battle’s 1932 pageant. We hear about Lally’s pioneering role as the first female pageant master and her exploration of gender roles both on and off stage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
  3. From the archive: Exploring LGBTQ+ history in the Wernher Collection at Ranger’s House

    20 FEB

    From the archive: Exploring LGBTQ+ history in the Wernher Collection at Ranger’s House

    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes.  Join senior interpretation manager Nick Collinson, properties historian Andrew Roberts and young producer Katie Burke to discuss the LGBTQ+ history connected to a selection of the objects in the Wernher Collection at Ranger’s House.  To discover more about Ranger’s House or to plan a visit, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/rangershouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min

  4. 13 FEB

    Speaking with shadows: the people of Hadrian's Wall

    We’re still busy behind the scenes, so in the meantime we wanted to share a special series with you called Speaking with Shadows.   It sees Josie Long teaming up with English Heritage to uncover some of the most fascinating forgotten stories from England’s past. We hope you enjoy it.   In this episode, Josie travels to Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall to learn about the complex and diverse communities that travelled there from across the Roman Empire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min

  5. 6 FEB

    From the archive: The story behind reggae legend Bob Marley’s blue plaque in London

    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes.   This week, we interview historian Howard Spencer to reveal the story behind the new blue plaque at the Chelsea house where reggae singing sensation Bob Marley lived in 1977 after fleeing from Jamaica.  To find out more about our blue plaque scheme, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    25 min

  6. 30 ENE

    Speaking with shadows: Richmond Castle’s Conscientious Objectors

    We’re still busy behind the scenes, so in the meantime we wanted to share a special series with you called Speaking with Shadows.  It sees Josie Long teaming up with English Heritage to uncover some of the most fascinating forgotten stories from England’s past. We hope you enjoy it.  Beside Richmond Castle’s imposing Norman keep lies an unassuming military cell block with an extraordinary secret. Its fragile walls are inscribed with thousands of graffiti, many of them left by conscientious objectors imprisoned there during the First World War. These were men from all walks of life, united by one belief: that war was wrong. Thanks to the very personal graffiti these men left behind, we’ve been able to piece together the stories of some of their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  7. 23 ENE

    Speaking with shadows: The Caribbean Prisoners of Portchester Castle

    We’re still busy behind the scenes, so in the meantime we wanted to share a special series with you called Speaking with Shadows.  It sees Josie Long teaming up with English Heritage to uncover some of the most fascinating forgotten stories from England’s past. We hope you enjoy it.  In this episode, we visit Portchester Castle to hear about the black prisoners of war who were captured during the Napoleonic wars and brought all the way from the Caribbean to be imprisoned at the castle.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  8. From the archive: Ask the experts: Everything you want to know about England’s monasteries

    16 ENE

    From the archive: Ask the experts: Everything you want to know about England’s monasteries

    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes.   In this episode, we put your questions on England’s monasteries to senior properties historian Dr Michael Carter and Janet Burton, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Discover what life was like for the monks and nuns who lived worked and worshipped at them, how they amassed such wealth, what happened to the monks and nuns after they were closed and much more.  To learn more about English Heritage’s monastic sites or to plan a visit, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/monasteries-and-abbeys  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h y 28 min
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      2016 - 2025
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