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If you love Tudor history you're in the right place! Tucked away in the Worcestershire countryside is England's best kept secret...Harvington Hall! Winner of the UK Heritage award Hidden Gem 2019, Harvington is arguably the most original Elizabethan house in the country, with 7 remaining priest hides and a rare collection of 16th century wall paintings! The hall is currently undergoing some vital restoration work, with this podcast we will be speaking with historians and builders during this exciting process. Harvington's history gives us an insight into Catholic life during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.
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Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Harvington Hall episode 3 continues with Dr Owen Emmerson.
Owen is based at the glorious Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn.
This episode we will delve into the younger years of Anne, her religious beliefs and those who went on to live at Hever during the 16th Century.
You may be surprised to hear that Harvington Hall and Hever Castle have something in common.
Owen is currently writing a book on Hever and its occupants along with Claire Ridgway.
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Music by John Sayles
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Harvington Hall episode 2 continues with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb.
Here we discuss the religious changes during the Tudor era and Henry VIIIs break with Rome!
Suzannah's research focuses on the sixteenth century, both on English and French history. She works on Henry VIII and the early Tudor court, and is especially interested in the intersection of religious, gender, political, social, and psychological history. This has led her to write about Henry VIII’s annus horribilis, 1536; Anne Boleyn’s fall; and the creation of Henry VIII’s last will and testament. She is also interested in ordinary women's lives, faith, marriages, and sexuality in sixteenth-century France, which is the subject of her latest major book, and in witchcraft and the witch-trials. She has additionally published on heritage and public history, writing a regular column for History Today that explores the role of history outside the academy.
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Music by John Sayles
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Harvington Hall's first ever podcast! To mark the occasion we are speaking with historian Jessie Childs, author of Henry VIII's last victim and God's Traitors.
Jessie frequently appears on radio and TV, including the RTS Award-winning Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents (BBC 2 & PBS), and BBC Four’s two recent series on Charles I: Downfall of a King and Killing a King.
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Presented by Phil Downing
Music by Jon Sayles