The English Heritage Podcast

A history of curry in Britain

A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in the north of England

Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge

Monastic to modern: a history of universities

Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural revolution

Pumps and people power: firefighting at country houses

The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain

William Marshal: the man behind the myth

A potted history of houseplants

Cultivating a vision: women in garden design

‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A new perspective on Sargent’s American portraits

A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex Horne

The Black British composer who broke America

‘Princely Shows’ and power: Elizabeth I at Kenilworth Castle

How 1930s fashion and design shook up a former medieval palace

Espionage, identity and cross-dressing in the Middle Ages

The enduring allure of stone circles

The art of heritage: Turner’s vision of England

The illuminating story of stained glass

People of 1381: stories from the Peasants’ Revolt

Gladiators: finds, fans and fame

The camera, the cook and the chauffeur: a country house love story

Computers, protection and peace in the Cold War era

From bobbins to skyscrapers: the story of Shrewsbury Flaxmill

Georgian wallpaper and an enduring fashion trend

Fish, feminism and working women in the 20th Century

Speaking with shadows: The Workhouse at Framlingham Castle

Speaking with shadows: Bolsover Castle’s Philosopher Duchess

Speaking with shadows: Witchcraft, Women and Power

From the archive: Alice Thornton: a woman’s experience of the English Civil Wars

Speaking with shadows: The medieval massacre of the Jews of York

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

Speaking with shadows: Gwen Lalley - a 1930s pioneer

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

Speaking with shadows: the people of Hadrian's Wall

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

Speaking with shadows: Richmond Castle’s Conscientious Objectors

Speaking with shadows: The Caribbean Prisoners of Portchester Castle

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

From the archive: Ask the experts: everything you want to know about castles

From the archive: Ask the experts: Everything you want to know about the Neolithic

From the archive: Celebrating England’s post-Christmas winter traditions

From the archive: Exploring Victorian Christmas traditions

Bonus episode: Victorian Christmas Tales and Traditions at Wrest Park

From the archive: Celebrating the Roman midwinter festival of Saturnalia

From the archive: Christmas entertaining at English Heritage’s houses

From the archive: Who were the Romans of Britannia?

Episode 294 - The 1266 siege of Kenilworth Castle

Episode 293 - A delicious history of the English pie

Episode 292 - Hailes Abbey and the Holy Blood