Coastline Special: Romans by the sea

The English Heritage Podcast by English Heritage

Jun 11, 202630:46Society & Culture

Did you know that Roman emperors had a weakness for English oysters? The Romans arrived in Britain around 43AD and one of their first settlements was at Richborough in Kent, where they found oysters so good they sent the...

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