In these ‘Memories’ episodes, Emma has selected some of her most treasured memories from the Duchess podcast.
This time we are revisiting Kinnaird Castle, where the Duchess met Caroline Fife, Duchess of Fife, to talk about the history of empowering women at the estate.
In the full episode, the Duchesses speak extensively about the estate’s rebellious history ... Show More
May 14
Heritage, Power and the Global Gaze
In this episode of Hidden Heritage, Violet Manners is joined by Jason Lindsay, Chairman of Historic Houses, and Marcus Yorke-Long, Head of the Private Office at Charles Russell Speechlys, for a conversation exploring one central question: who owns our heritage now?Heritage is oft ... Show More
1h 29m
Apr 23
Lord Iveagh: Legacy, Land and the Weight of History at Elveden
Lord Iveagh - Ned Guinness - is custodian of the 22,000-acre Elveden Estate in Suffolk. But inheritance, in his case, is layered. Elveden was once owned by Maharaja Duleep Singh, redesigned with Mughal splendour, later purchased by the Guinness family, and transformed into Britai ... Show More
59m 12s
Apr 15
Inside Britain’s Great Houses with Eleanor Doughty: Heirs, Duty and the Modern Aristocracy
Journalist and author Eleanor Doughty has spent over a decade gaining rare access to Britain’s great estates. In her Sunday Telegraph column and her book Heirs and Graces, she explores inheritance not as privilege alone - but as duty, burden and identity. In this episode, Violet ... Show More
1h 29m
Oct 2024
Castles, Kings and Courtly Life
<p>All this month, Matt and Eleanor are ranging across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to discover the stories of our greatest castles.</p><br><p>In this episode, Eleanor looks at one of the most iconic and strategically important fortresses. Over the centuries, Stirling C ... Show More
37m 26s
Apr 2021
Stephanie Dray - THE WOMEN OF CHATEAU LAFAYETTE
Stephanie and I discuss The Women of Chateau Lafayette, writing three timelines and weaving them together, what she discovered while researching one of the characters for this novel that required her to rewrite the book several times, the highlight of writing the story, the chara ... Show More
23m 16s