Northumberland: the story of Norham Castle
On the banks of the River Tweed, where England meets Scotland, Norham Castle has stood watch over one of Britain’s most contested landscapes...
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Windmills: restoring England’s working giants
Mills have towered over English landscapes since the medieval period. In this episode, Amy finds out how modern conservation and passionate...
Northumberland: castles and the borderlands of power
A stone knight, an emerging frontier and a story of shifting identity: this time, Amy and her guests explore how the Anglo-Scottish border b...
Memories of flowers: a country house and its community
Some blocked plumbing at Brodsworth Hall, a pre-ball dancefloor drama and the fiercely competitive annual May Queen crowning at the local sc...
The bittersweet history of chocolate
It might feel like an everyday treat now, but a dip into the history of chocolate reveals a story of global trade, empire, aristocratic tast...
The Partners: who were Seely and Paget?
Creators of an Art Deco masterpiece at Eltham Palace in London, Seely and Paget were one of the most remarkable architectural partnerships o...
The hidden history of women in construction
When we picture the building of Britain’s great country houses, it’s easy to imagine architects, craftspeople and wealthy patrons...but they...
The secret world of portrait miniatures
Tiny enough to wear around your neck, yet big enough to hold secrets, memories and devotion: portrait miniatures give us an intimate insight...
The birth of medieval manuscripts
What does an oyster shell have to do with medieval books? This week, Amy explores one of her favourite moments in history: when medieval scr...
Poetry, maths and the Milky Way: the unsung genius of Thomas Wright
What do deer shelters, cosmic theories and serpentine garden paths have in common? The brilliant (but often overlooked) mind of Thomas Wrigh...
Rethinking an Iron Age ‘war cemetery’
Was Maiden Castle really the site of a brutal Roman massacre? Or have we been telling the wrong story for decades? This vast Iron Age hillfo...
Love tokens from history
Forget roses and chocolates this Valentine’s Day. Lovers from the past set the bar high, with romantic poetry, locks of human hair, beautifu...
Before 1066: how England’s elites lived, ruled, and showed off
This isn’t a story of castles and conquest, but of carved pins, private churches, timber halls and even a king’s toilet. In this episode, we...
A postie, an emperor, and a 2,000-year-old grain measure
What could a postal worker, a murdered emperor, and a Roman grain measure possibly have in common? In this episode of The English Heritage P...
Falconry, fashion and threat: a history of people and birds
From Darwin’s pigeons to peregrines on Parliament, birds have always been more than background noise. They’ve shaped science, symbolism, sta...
Adventure and obsession: orchid hunting in the 1930s
From steamy jungles and boiling mud pools to a bathroom aboard a luxury yacht, this is a plant story like no other. Sir Stephen and Lady Vir...
Dogs and devotion: faithful companions and their families
From one brown leather dog collar unfolds a story of a family that loved their dogs for generations. And the Thellussons of Brodsworth Hall...
Vermeer: Double Vision
Two near-identical paintings. One great Dutch master. And a mystery that has spanned more than 350 years. In this episode of The English Her...
What was Christmas like for servants below stairs?
While the family upstairs feasts and toasts, who’s stoking the fires, serving the supper and sweeping up the pine needles? This episode head...
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the story of Christian pilgrimage
How did an English abbey come to own a fragment of Santa’s finger? And what has this got to do with a long tradition of spiritual journeys?...
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