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When you’re wandering about a historic place, what voices do you hear echoing off the walls? Are they the ones you learnt about at school – or do you wonder about the shadowy, quiet voices t...
Josie Long visits York Cold War Bunker, one of over 1,500 bunkers and monitoring posts across the UK that were in operation during the Cold...
In this episode, Josie Long uncovers a group of daring Polish soldiers and their secret wartime history in Essex. She visits Audley End Hous...
If you've heard the horror stories of experimental pre-20th-century psychiatry, this episode might surprise you. Josie Long heads to Chiswic...
Josie Long heads to Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire on the trail of a mysterious man who saved the life of the owner of this fine house. Jame...
This time, we're turning the cruel, inhumane image of Victorian workhouses on its head. Josie Long heads to a Suffolk village to unravel the...
Josie Long traces the footsteps of the indomitable 17th-century duchess Margaret Cavendish: a writer, philosopher, feminist and author of on...
Josie Long returns on Tuesday 29th March with a brand new series of Speaking with Shadows. Once again, Josie is travelling the country to un...
Set on a spectacular ridgeline in the Cumbrian hills, Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall was once a meeting place for communities from...
In this bonus episode you'll hear the extended interview with Professor Diane Purkiss from episode 5 of the podcast. In her discussion, Dian...
It's the winter of 1420 and Joan of Navarre, Queen of England has been imprisoned by her stepson King Henry V. A rich widow and an influenti...
Our last episode uncovered the stories of some of the conscientious objectors who were imprisoned at Richmond Castle during the First World...
Beside Richmond Castle's imposing Norman keep lies an unassuming military cell block with an extraordinary secret. Its fragile walls are ins...
In 1190 one of the darkest events in York's history took place at the site of Clifford's Tower. Trapped by an angry and violent mob, the cit...
In our last episode (2) we traced the story of the black prisoners of war who were imprisoned at Portchester Castle during the Napoleonic wa...
When France declared war on Britain in 1793 their overseas colonies were also drawn into the ensuing conflict. Black prisoners of war captur...
The early 20th century saw a craze for historic pageants – huge theatrical events with casts of thousands. Gwen Lally called herself E...
Welcome to Speaking With Shadows from English Heritage, the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. Presented by Josie Long....