This week we’re focusing our attention on Warkworth Castle. Once the favoured residence of the powerful Earls of Northumberland, we’ll discover the fascinating history of this ruined medieval fortress and a new project to share its stories in new and exciting ways with today’s visitors. Joining us in the studio to explain more are English Heritage Properties Historian Dr Will Wyeth and Senior Interpretation Manager Joe Savage. To discover more or plan a visit, go to heritage.org.uk/warkworth">www.english-heritage.org.uk/warkworth

We’re joined in the studio by Senior Properties Historian Dr Amy Boyington to answer your questions about the Georgians. Famed for its fashions, grand houses and Industrial Revolution, this is a chapter of English history that many of us will be familiar with through Jane Austen novels, their TV and film adaptations, and, more recently, the Netflix series Bridgerton. Join us to discover the difference between the Georgian and Regency period, what was on the menu, where the era-defining fashion for powdered wigs came from and much more. To learn more about life in Georgian England, go to heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/georgians">www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/georgians

This week, we’re at a temporal and cultural crossroads in the early story of the British Isles. It’s the Iron Age – a time when the political landscape of the British Isles was complex and fragmented, with competing and collaborating groups ruling different regions. But their way of life was under threat from a powerful empire from the south: The Romans. We’re joined by English Heritage Properties Historian Dr Andrew Roberts and the Curator of the European Iron Age collections at the British Museum Dr Julia Farley to discuss how two native queens responded in very different ways to full-scale Roman invasion, their fates, and, of course, their historic legacies. To learn more about Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, go to heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/cartimandua">www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/cartimandua

This week we’re joined by Collections Curator Susan Harrison, Senior Properties Historian Dr Steven Brindle and Interpretation Manager Ruth Haycock to discuss a new project to bring the story of Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island in Northumberland to life. Learn about the monks who lived here, the cult of St Cuthbert, the famous Lindisfarne Gospels, the vicious Viking raid of AD 793 and the new displays, artefacts and experiences that you can discover during a visit. To discover more or plan a visit, go to heritage.org.uk/lindisfarne">www.english-heritage.org.uk/lindisfarne

Today, we’re shining a light on the clandestine machinations of high-ranking spy Jane Whorwood, who worked for King Charles I during the English Civil War. Her story is one of mystery, intrigue, coded letters, codenames, ambiguous and strained relations, high stakes, high drama and personal disappointment. Joining us to steer us through her life and legacy is our special guest contributor Nadine Akkerman, who is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture at Leiden University in the Netherlands. To read more about Jane Whorwood’s life, go to heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carisbrooke-castle/history/jane-whorwood">www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carisbrooke-castle/history/jane-whorwood

This week, we reveal the colourful history of Launceston Castle. This site has served as the administrative headquarters for the Duchy of Cornwall, a courthouse, a prison, a pleasure garden and a Second World War hospital. The castle is also home to an intriguing collection of artefacts discovered during site excavations, including a near-complete whale vertebra measuring more than half-a-metre across. Joining us to pick up the story are Curator of Collections Ian Leins and Head of Historic Properties for Cornwall and Devon Georgia Butters. To discover more about Launceston Castle or plan a visit, go to heritage.org.uk/launceston">www.english-heritage.org.uk/launceston

Women's history is often lost to the ages, obscured or even unexplored. But there are numerous examples of women from the past who have played a pivotal role in shaping England and who are linked to sites that are now in the care of English Heritage. Joining us to discuss some of these stories, and to explore why it's important to celebrate the achievements of women in the past, are Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage Dr Amy Boyington and British art historian Dr Janina Ramirez. To discover more stories of inspiring women throughout English history, go to heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history">www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history

This week, we’re joined by Senior Properties Historian Steven Brindle to discuss the life and legacy of Britain’s most famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren, as we approach the 300th anniversary of his death. We discuss how he discovered his talent for design, his commission to create St Paul’s Cathedral and a possible link to Stonehenge in Wiltshire. To discover the story of Christopher Wren’s blue plaque at his former London home, go to heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/christopher-wren">www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/christopher-wren

This week, we’re talking about one of the oldest and most important Neolithic sites in Britain, which has recently come into English Heritage’s care. Thornborough Henges comprises three circular earthworks that dot the landscape about seven miles north of the cathedral city of Ripon in North Yorkshire. We’re joined by former Senior Properties Historian Dr Susan Greaney and Senior Interpretation Manager Joe Savage to reveal the history of these henges, their significance and how their story will be told to future visitors. To learn more about English Heritage’s prehistoric sites or plan a visit, go to heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/prehistoric-monuments">www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/prehistoric-monuments

One of 16 forts along Hadrian’s Wall, Carrawburgh Roman Fort is also home to the Temple of Mithras, which was built to worship a Persian god. But who was Mithras, what was Mithraism and why was the temple built here, in northern England? Joining us to reveal all are Senior Properties Historian Paul Pattison and Curator of Hadrian’s Wall and the North East Dr Frances McIntosh. To learn more about Roman life along Hadrian’s Wall or plan a visit, go to heritage.org.uk/hadrianswall">www.english-heritage.org.uk/hadrianswall