Episodes

  • Episode 285 – Behind the Scenes of a Roman Villa

    Episode 285 – Behind the Scenes of a Roman Villa
    Sep 19 2024
    This week, we're on-site at North Leigh Roman Villa in Oxfordshire – one of the larger villas of Roman Britain, which once included 16 mosaic floors and 11 rooms with underfloor heating. As a major conservation project gets underway, we find out about who lived here, how the site was discovered and the important work taking place to protect it. Joining us are senior properties curator (west) Win Scutt, collections conservator (west) Wendy Richardson, and national project manager Zoe Stubbs. For more information on North Leigh Roman Villa, go to: www.english-heritage.org.uk/north-leigh-roman-villa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Episode 284 - Lady Elizabeth Russell: Keeper of Donnington Castle

    Episode 284 - Lady Elizabeth Russell: Keeper of Donnington Castle
    Sep 12 2024
    This week, we’re getting to know possibly the first woman in England to be accorded the role of ‘Keeper’ of a castle. As well as possessing Donnington Castle, Lady Elizabeth Russell was highly educated and ambitious, and her extraordinary life even included a run-in with Shakespeare. Here to tell us more are English Heritage interpretation manager Jessica Freeland, and associate professor at the Shakespeare Institute Dr Chris Laoutaris. To find out more about Donnington Castle, go to: www.english-heritage.org.uk/donnington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Episode 283 – Vincent Van Gogh in London

    Episode 283 – Vincent Van Gogh in London
    Sep 5 2024
    As a young man working for Dutch art dealer Goupil & Co, Vincent Van Gogh was sent to London in 1873 to work in the firm's Covent Garden branch. Two months later he moved to a house in Stockwell – a building now marked by a blue plaque. In this episode, we're joined by Van Gogh House London's Alice Childs and Livia Wang, and art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon, to explore Van Gogh's life in the city and the role it played in inspiring him to become an artist. To find out more about London's blue plaques, go to: www.english-heritage.org.uk/blue-plaques Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Episode 282 – Life as a medieval nun

    Episode 282 – Life as a medieval nun
    Aug 29 2024
    Nuns played an important part in Anglo-Saxon religion and society, and remained integral to English religious, social, political and economic life for the rest of the Middle Ages. But what was daily life like, why did women choose to become nuns, and what happened to nunneries following the Dissolution? To find out more, we're joined by senior properties historian Dr Michael Carter and professor of medieval history Janet Burton. To discover more about women and monasticism, go to: www.english-heritage.org.uk/abbeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 281 – Harry Hotspur and Warkworth Castle

    Episode 281 – Harry Hotspur and Warkworth Castle
    Aug 22 2024
    Sir Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364–1403) was the most admired knight of his time. He fought in several campaigns against the Scots and the French during the Hundred Years' War, was a prime mover behind the deposition of Richard II, rebelled against Henry IV and was featured in plays by Shakespeare. Here to discuss his remarkable life is properties historian Dr William Wyeth. To find out more about Warkworth Castle, go to: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/warkworth/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Bonus episode - Summer with Queen Victoria: Life at Osborne

    Bonus episode - Summer with Queen Victoria: Life at Osborne
    Aug 20 2024
    In this special episode created in partnership with The Gilded Gentleman podcast, English Heritage curator of collections and interiors Christopher Warleigh-Lack joins host Carl to discuss Queen Victoria’s grand estate on the Isle of Wight. Osborne House reveals an intimate view of the private life of Queen Victoria and her family. Book your visit here: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/osborne/ For more information on the American Friends of English Heritage, visit https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/american-friends/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Episode 280 – Bad King John: England’s worst monarch?

    Episode 280 – Bad King John: England’s worst monarch?
    Aug 15 2024
    King John, who reigned from 1199 to 1216, has gone down in history as one of England's worst monarchs, thanks to his military failures and excommunication by the pope. Yet he is associated with significant historical events, including the signing of the Magna Carta. Senior properties historian Dr Steven Brindle and senior properties curator Roy Porter join us to determine why this medieval ruler's reputation is so terrible – and whether it's deserved. To learn more about King John and the sieges of Dover Castle, go to: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/sieges-of-dover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 279 – Uncovering the prehistoric Uffington White Horse

    Episode 279 – Uncovering the prehistoric Uffington White Horse
    Aug 8 2024
    This week, we're in Oxfordshire to unravel the story of a landmark that has been here for around 3,000 years: the Uffington White Horse. As excavations of the site take place, we join senior properties curator Win Scutt and archaeologist David Miles to discover more about their research, and to find out about the work taking place to restore the oldest chalk-cut hill figure in Britain. For more information on the Uffington White Horse project, go to: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/uffington-wh-project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins