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Episode 114 - A knight’s tale: The real-life English Heritage knights

Episode 114 - A knight’s tale: The real-life English Heritage knights

FromThe English Heritage Podcast


Episode 114 - A knight’s tale: The real-life English Heritage knights

FromThe English Heritage Podcast

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We’re joined by senior properties historian Paul Pattison and curator of collections and interiors Dickon Whitewood to get to know some of the real-life knights connected to English Heritage castles. Discover the stories of Hubert de Burgh at Dover Castle in Kent and Hadleigh Castle in Essex, John Lovell at Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire and Thomas Hungerford at Farleigh Hungerford Castle in Somerset.

To find out more about the history of knights, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/brief-history-of-knights
Released:
Jun 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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