The English Heritage Podcast

By: English Heritage
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  • English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites, and brings the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
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  • From the archive: Celebrating England’s post-Christmas winter traditions

    From the archive: Celebrating England’s post-Christmas winter traditions
    Dec 26 2024
    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes. With Christmas now (just) behind us, we’re joined by former English Heritage trustee and Professor of History at the University of Bristol, Ronald Hutton, to look at the origins of some of England’s other winter traditions. Discover the origins of Plough Monday, Wassailing, Mummers’ plays, Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday and Kissing Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • From the archive: Exploring Victorian Christmas traditions

    From the archive: Exploring Victorian Christmas traditions
    Dec 19 2024
    We’re working behind the scenes to make the podcast better than ever. In the meantime, we’re diving into our archive to bring you some of our favourite episodes. This week, we join properties historians’ team leader Dr Andrew Hann, and director of the Dickens Museum in London Dr Cindy Sughrue, to take a very festive look back at the Christmas traditions that started in the Victorian period. We also examine the role that Charles Dickens played in shaping Christmas as we know it – and how the man himself celebrated the festive season with his family. To learn more about the Victorian origins of some of today’s Christmas traditions, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/victorian-christmas-traditions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Bonus episode: Victorian Christmas Tales and Traditions at Wrest Park

    Bonus episode: Victorian Christmas Tales and Traditions at Wrest Park
    Dec 17 2024
    Join us for a bonus episode created in partnership with The Gilded Gentleman podcast. English Heritage senior properties historian Dr Michael Carter and host Carl discuss Christmases past at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. Starting with some special stories from the First World War, they then delve back into history to discover the origins of some of our most celebrated traditions, from plum pudding to Twelfth Night. Wrest Park boasts some of the finest gardens in England, with dazzling parterres, fragrant borders, idyllic woodland walks, and hidden gems to discover. Book your visit here: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wrest For more information on the American Friends of English Heritage, visit https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/american-friends/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins

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Fantastic and informative

My most favourite episodes are the 'Ask the experts episodes. I love the variety of time periods.

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Great way to access history

Lovely way to escape and unwind while learning or relearning history. I'm working my way through all the episodes. Thoroughly enjoyable. Great for my two twenty something daughters too, they listen while cooking!

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