Hampshire’s Heritage Revealed

Series 5: Episode 2 - Sixteenth-Century Jewel Forgery in Winchester Cathedral

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:01:41 +0100

In this episode, Daniella is joined by Alison Whitaker, artist and historical researcher. Alison takes us through a Tudor Who-dunnit, and pieces together the puzzle of a case of jewel forgery that took place in Winchester Cathedral during the 16th century. Alison explains her methodology and how, using archival sources, she delved deeper into this mystery.

Series 5 Episode 1 Tithe Barns and Hampshire

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:12:36 +0100

In this episode Daniella is joined by Joseph Rogers, author of Tithe Barns and Railway Enthusiasm in Twenty-first-century Britain. Joseph takes listeners into the world and history of tithe barns, debunking misconceptions about these buildings, what sources can be consulted to better understand tithe barns, and the role that tithe barns play in our contemporary society.

Series 4: Episode 9 - Exploring LGBTQ+ and Queer Histories

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:45:40 +0000

In this episode, Daniella speaks to Professor Matt Cook, the Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexuality at Mansfield College at the University of Oxford, about his research into the history of sexuality. Professor Cook describes how local history and LGBTQIA+ history intersect, and explores stories queer individuals in Hampshire.

Series 4: Episode 8 - Hampshire History Trust

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:40:40 +0000

In this episode Daniella speaks to Liz King, Chair of the Hampshire History Trust. The episode explores what Hampshire History Trust is, its aims, and how it engages people with Hampshire’s local history. Liz also tells us about Winchester Heritage Open Days and the positive impact this has had on the county.

Series 4 Episode 7: Charity at Christmastime: Orphanages, Workhouses, and Asylums in 19th and 20th Century Hampshire

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:10:26 +0000

In this episode Daniella speaks to Sophie Curtis, a graduate from the University of Winchester who specialises in the social and cultural history of the Victorians with a special interest in Christmas Studies. The episode explores the history of Christmas traditions and acts of charity in Hampshire at this time of year.

Series 4: Episode 5 - Performing the Armada in Southampton

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:22:33 +0000

In this episode, Daniella speaks to Jane Glennie and Sean Attwood, members of the Sarah Siddons Fan Club, about performing local history in Southampton. In particular, the episode explores activities commemorating the anniversary of the 1588 Armada and engaging people with this historic event through theatre and performance.

Season 4: Episode 5 - Witches, Witchcraft and Local History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:32:06 +0000

In this episode Daniella is joined by Professor Marion Gibson, Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, to discuss witches and witch trials of the early modern period. During the episode, Professor Gibson discusses what made someone a witch, famous witch trials in England, and the records available to study this history, including material found at Hampshire Record Office.

The Battle of Southsea

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:09:44 +0100

In this episode, Daniella finds out more about the Battle of Southsea Project from Simon Berry and Jackson Batchelor, who run the Battle of Southsea project. Simon and Jackson discuss the outputs and collaboration that have come about because of the project, sharing some fun and interesting stories along the way.

Season 4: Episode 3 - Name & Place

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:38:29 +0100

In this episode, Daniella talks to Paul Carter, creator of Name & Place and author of Beyond the Tree, about uncovering family history stories and how the Name & Place software supports researchers to put together the bigger historical picture. Paul also shares top tips for researching family history and discusses his new book.

Season 4: Episode 2 - The Watercress Line and Celebrating Railway 200

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:37:56 +0100

In this episode, Daniella speaks to Daniel Ball, the education and outreach coordinator for the Watercress Line heritage railway. The episode explores the current Railway 200 celebrations and the work undertaken by Daniel and volunteers to explore this the history and heritage of railways in Hampshire and engage local communities with their local history.

Series 4: Episode 1 - The British Association for Local History and Supporting Local History Across the United Kingdom

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:28:04 +0100

In this episode, Daniella is joined by Dr Paul Dryburgh and Joe Saunders of the British Association for Local History. Paul and Joe discuss the work that the British Association do to support local history societies across the United Kingdom, their resources, outreach and digital engagement initiatives, and ways that people can become involved in what the British Association for Local History do.

Season 3: Episode 10 - Women Writers in Eighteenth-Century Hampshire

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:26:18 +0000

In this final episode of Season 3, Daniella was joined by Professor Jennie Batchelor, Head of English and Related Literature at the University of York. Jennie discussed the multidisciplinary approach that can be taken to study women writers during the eighteenth century and how this can broaden understandings of their novels, the sources available to explore their lives further, and the research challenges that arise.

Season 3: Episode 9 - Legasee Educational Trust and Military History in Hampshire

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:22:51 +0000

This episode is about the work of Legasee Educational Trust, which Daniella finds out about from Martin Bisiker, who set up this educational charity. Martin discuss the types of materials available on the Legasee Educational Trust website, the stories of veterans, giving examples from Hampshire, and some of the exciting projects that Legasee Educational Trust has been involved in.

Season 3: Episode 8 - Discovering the Hispanic-Anglosphere in Hampshire

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:44:06 +0000

In this episode Daniella was joined by Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern European and Global Hispanic History at the University of Winchester and lead researcher of the AHRC-funded international research network project ‘The Hispanic Anglosphere: Transnational networks and global communities (18th–20th centuries)’. Graciela discusses in this episode the figure of William Henry Hudson, who was the wildlife activist considered to be the world’s first literary environmentalist, and the links between Hampshire and the global Hispanic World.

Series 3: Episode 7 - Researching Local History at the National Archives: Pre-modern Records

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:54:50 +0000

In this episode, Daniella is joined by Dr Paul Dryburgh, an archivist and historian who is Principal Medieval Records Specialist at The National Archives. Paul discusses the various pre-modern record series available to research local and family history at The National Archives and the types of resources that support research into these areas.

Series 3: Episode 6 - D-Day Story Museum

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:52:15 +0000

This episode focuses on the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth, during which Daniella was joined by curator Andrew Whitmarsh. In the episode, Andrew discusses D-Day and how the museum commemorates this event from the Second World War. The episode focuses on the collections of the museum and the local history element of the museum, showing the role of Hampshire in D-Day.

Series 3: Episode 5 - Performance and celebrating diverse histories in Southampton

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:23:19 +0100

For this episode Daniella was joined by Khatra Roles and Toki Ogunkolati, both performers who are part of the Sarah Siddons Fan Club performance group. Khatra and Toki discuss with Daniella about how they became involved in performing in Southampton and various stories they performed over time, highlighting diverse histories in Southampton and Hampshire. The importance of representation and sharing the narratives of people of colour is a key part of this episode, and brings their voices to the fore.

Series 3: Episode 4 - Researching Family History

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:07:39 +0100

In this episode Daniella is joined by Joe Saunders, who is an Associate of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) and hosts the Really Useful Podcast for the Family History Federation. Joe tells us all about how he became interested in family history, the sources available to undertake family history research, and shares his top tips for how to do family history.

Season 3: Episode 3 - Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:59:01 +0100

In this episode, Daniella learns all about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) from Will Reid, the Public Engagement Coordinator for the South Region of England at the CWGC. During the episode, Will provides an overview of why the work of the CWGC is important, giving insight into why individuals are commemorated in Britain and what key sites in Hampshire are.

Series 3: Episode 2 - Women's History during the 20th Century

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:15:28 +0100

This episode focuses on researching suffragettes and women’s history in archives and, to explore this, Daniella is joined by Dr Mari Takayanagi, Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives. Mari discusses the stories of women in her recent book Necessary Women, co-written with Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith, and the major changes that women experienced during the twentieth century.

Series 3: Episode 1 – VCH and Researching Hampshire

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:11:47 +0100

In this episode, Daniella is joined by Dr Gabrielle Storey, who is currently working as part of the Victoria County History (VCH) Hampshire team. Gabrielle is writing parish histories of Ellisfield and North Waltham and discusses her work for VCH, giving insights into the histories of these two places and the records available to carry out this research.

Series 2: Episode 9 - Hampshire Archives Trust: Introducing Our Newest Trustees

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:17:52 +0100

In this episode, Daniella speaks to our newest Trustees Barbara Gibson and Nick Shrimpton about how they became involved in Hampshire Archives Trust. During the episode, Nick and Barbara share their interests in Hampshire’s local history and the importance of preserving archives.

Series 2: Episode 8 - LGBT Histories in Hampshire

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:14:51 +0000

In this episode, Daniella was joined by Dr Clifford Williams, a historian researching the history of the early gay and lesbian youth groups in England, to discuss LGBT histories in Hampshire. Clifford discusses his books A History of Women policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 1915-2016 (HCHS) (2016) and Courage to Be (The Book Guild Ltd) (2021), as well as LGBT figures in Hampshire and the materials available to research these stories.

Series 2: Episode 7 - Hampshire under Elizabeth

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:11:21 +0000

This episode explores the history of Elizabethan Hampshire, during which Daniella was joined by Josh Harper, who is has a current role with the Visitor Experience, Collections, and Curatorial teams at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. During this episode, they discussed what was happening during Elizabeth I’s reign on a national and local scale, as well as what materials Josh used to study this period of history.

Series 2: Episode 6 - The History of the Hampshire Chronicle

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:47:31 +0000

For this episode, Daniella was joined by Dr Barry Shurlock to discuss the history of the Hampshire Chronicle. Barry delves into the origins of the Hampshire Chronicle and why it was created, as well as key moments in history that the Chronicle covers and the importance of printing.

Series 2 Episode 5 - Women Amateur Filmmakers in Hampshire

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:07:28 +0100

Series 2: Epispode 4 - Early Medieval Hampshire

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:53:48 +0100

This latest episode focuses on early medieval Hampshire, during which Daniella speaks to Dr Rob Gallagher, an historian of early medieval Britain. Rob discusses why Hampshire and especially Winchester is important, King Alfred and his successors, and the existing source material to study this period of history.

To find out more about Rob’s research, follow him on Twitter @hwaetspur

Series 2: Episode 3 – The Court of Exchequer and the Newport Wine Dispute

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:05:15 +0100

In our latest episode, Daniella speaks to Dr Dan Gosling, Principal Legal Records Specialist at The National Archives, about using early modern legal records to study Hampshire’s local history. The episode focuses on a specific dispute concerning John James of Southampton and shows researchers how several records can be consulted to put together the pieces of a story.

To find out more about The National Archives’ early modern legal records, follow Dan on his Twitter profile @TheGozfather.

Series 2: Episode 2 - The History of Medicine in Hampshire

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:40:24 +0100

In this episode, Daniella discusses with Dr Andrew Oswell, a consultant physician based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, the history of medicine in Hampshire. Andrew details developments and innovations in medical practice through the ages, recommending key sources that can be used to study this research area.

Series 2: Episode 1 - Uncovering House History

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:33:52 +0100

Description: To kick off series 2, Daniella speaks to Mel Backe-Hansen, an independent historian, writer, and speaker, specialising in the social history of houses across the United Kingdom. During this episode, Daniella finds out from Mel what house history is, how to research house history with archival material, and about some of the stories Mel has uncovered.

You can find out more about Mel and what she does on her website and social media platforms:

Website: www.house-historian.co.uk
Twitter: @HouseHistorian
Instagram: @melbackehansen

Series 1: Episode 10 - Mary I’s Wedding in Winchester Cathedral

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:59:16 +0100

Join Daniella as she speaks with Aisha Al-Sadie, Learning and Heritage Officer at Winchester Cathedral, and Dr Johanna Strong, who wrote her PhD ‘The Making of a Queen: The Effect of Religion, National Identity, and Gender on Mary I’s Legacy in the English Historical Narrative’, about Mary I’s marriage to Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral. In this episode, Daniella finds out about how Aisha and Johanna’s work on Mary I started, how they have challenged traditional perceptions about Mary I, and why Mary I married Philip in Winchester Cathedral.

Series 1: Episode 9 - Local History Lives!

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:05:05 +0000

In this latest episode, Daniella is joined by Chris Wynford of the Milford-on-Sea Historical
Record Society to talk about the Local History Lives! project. Daniella learns from Chris how
the project started, what resources are available on the Research Library, and how this project has been made possible through collaboration.

Series 1: Episode 8 - The Life of Charlotte Mary Yonge

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:10:05 +0000

In this podcast episode, Daniella talks to Roger Ottewill and Alys Blakeway about the life of Charlotte Mary Yonge. The episode explores Charlotte’s Hampshire links, her reputation, and the Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship, including how they promote Charlotte’s life. Upcoming events celebrating Charlotte in 2023 also feature.

You can find out more about Charlotte Mary Yonge and the Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship on these websites:

http://www.cmyf.org.uk/

https://charlottemyonge.org.uk/

You can also find out more about the Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship by following them on Twitter: @m_yonge.

Series 1: Episode 7 - Joan of Navarre and Hampshire

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:39:00 +0000

Join Daniella as she finds out about Joan of Navarre, Queen of England 1403-1413, from Dr
Ellie Woodacre. The episode focuses on Joan’s background, her links to various places across Hampshire, like Winchester, and the archives Ellie examined to undertake her research on Joan and Hampshire.

Series 1: Episode 6 - SeaCity Museum and Tudor House & Gardens, Southampton

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 04:42:00 +0000

In this episode, Daniella talks to Andy Skinner about the SeaCity Museum and Tudor House & Gardens in Southampton, Hampshire. Andy shares his enthusiasm for working in the museum sector, giving an insight into how to engage different audiences, what’s on offer at SeaCity Museum and Tudor House & Gardens, and the importance of museums in society, especially the local community.

Series 1: Episode 5 - Work, Life & Death on the Railway in Hampshire

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:32:00 +0100

In this episode, Daniella interviews Dr Mike Esbester about the Railway Work, Life & Death project. Mike takes us through the aims of the project, evidence that remains for railway history in Hampshire and the types of records we can consult, and the Hampshire cases he’s uncovered as part of his research.

Series 1: Episode 4 - Curating exhibitions with local history collections at Portsmouth History Centre

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:53:00 +0100

In this podcast, Daniella learns from Michael Gunton, Senior Archivist at Portsmouth History Centre, about how to curate an exhibition using the local history collections. In the podcast, Michael gives an insight into what collections are at Portsmouth History Centre, some of the exhibitions he’s been involved in, and top tips on how to curate your own local history exhibition.

Series 1: Episode 3 - Heaven on Earth and Winchester Cathedral

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0100

In this podcast, Daniella speaks to Dr Emma J Wells about her latest book Heaven on Earth: The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals. Emma tells us about the social, cultural, and ecclesiastical history of Winchester Cathedral from the early medieval period through to the Reformation, as well as key figures that form part of the Cathedral’s rich history.

Series 1: Episode 2 - Titchfield and 3rd earl of Southampton Fayre

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Daniella is joined by Marylin Wilton-Smith, the chair of Titchfield History Society, who gives an insight into Titchfield's Tudor history and the 3rd earl of Southampton's Fayre.

Series 1: Episode 1 - An introduction to the Hampshire Archives Trust

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:18:31 +0100

podcast by Hampshire Archives Trust