Past Loves - A History Of The Greatest Love Stories
Join our host Holly, with a range of guests from the world of heritage and academia, as we take a trip into the most gut-wrenching and heart-warming depths of history to explore affection, infatuation and attachment across time. As we ask, what is the best love story of all time?
Episodes
28 episodes
Marie & Pierre Curie | Love, Partnership and Radioactivity with Lauren Redniss
Welcome to another episode of Past Loves - the history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author and artist, Lauren Redniss, to discuss the love story between Marie and Pierr...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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49:31
Benjamin and Mary Anne Disraeli | A Strange Romance With Daisy Hay
Welcome to another episode of Past Loves - the history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author and Associate Professor in English Literature and Life Writing at the Univers...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:02
Selina & Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth | A Love Story In Letters With Isobel Staton
Welcome to another episode of Past Loves - the history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by University of York doctoral student Isobel Staton to discuss the love story between ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:12:00
Virginia Woolf & Vita Sackville-West | Loving In Squares With Sarah Gristwood
Welcome to another episode of Past Loves - the history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by best-selling biographer, historian and broadcaster, Sarah Gristwood as we delve into...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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54:56
Edith Craig, Christopher St. John & Tony Atwood | A Creative Retreat to Smallhythe Place With Susannah Mayor
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by Senior House and Collection Officer of Smallhythe Place, Susannah Mayor...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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50:15
Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine | The Medieval Power Couple With Matthew Lewis
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author Matthew Lewis to discuss the fascinating and sprawling relations...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:11:13
8th Duke of Roxburghe & Duchess May | A Christmas Trip To Floors Castle With Matt Thompson
Welcome back to a festive special of Past Loves - the history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.In this episode, in the most magical setting of Floors Castle situated in the Scottish Borders, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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58:10
Elizabeth Woodville & Edward IV | The Heart Of The War Of The Roses With Gemma Hollman
Welcome to the one year anniversary special of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.For this very special episode, celebrating the past year, I am joined by the wonderfu...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:14:40
Rudolf Nureyev & Erik Bruhn | A Christmas Trip To The Ballet With Irina Klyagin
Welcome back to the Christmas special of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.With Covid and the closure of so many theatres this year, it only seemed apt to take the Pa...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:06:38
The 5th Duke & Duchess of Rutland | The Heart of Belvoir Castle With The 11th Duchess
Welcome back to the season finale of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by an absolutely incredible guest the 11th Duchess of Rutland to discuss ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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46:11
Nicholas II & Alexandra | The Story of the Last Tsar and Tsarina With Virginia Rounding
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author, editor and proofreader, specialising in Russia and the history ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:04:05
Anne Lister & Ann Walker | The Life & Loves of Gentleman Jack With Angela Steidele
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author Angela Steidele who has written several books about LGBTQ+ lives...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:10:16
Lady Katherine Grey & Edward Seymour | A Tudor Love Story From The Tower With Melita Thomas
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time - and this time it's the first ever Tudor love story!That's right, this week I am joined by Meli...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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51:14
John & Joséphine Bowes | The Couple Behind The Bowes Museum with Judith Phillips
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week, we are discovering the love story behind one of my absolute favourite places - The Bo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:21
Elinor Powell & Frederick Albert | A German POW, A Black Nurse, Enemies in Love with Alexis Clark
Welcome back to the next episode of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week we are exploring a period of history that is so very often spoken about but, in a comp...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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44:27
Lady Augusta Murray & Prince Augustus | A Forbidden Wife With Julia Abel Smith
Welcome back to Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by Julia Abel Smith who has enjoyed a long career with The Landmark Trust and more recently wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:40
Nur Jahan & Jahangir | The Astonishing Reign Of Co-sovereigns With Ruby Lal
Welcome to the second season of Past Loves - the weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by acclaimed historian of India and a professor of South Asian History at Emor...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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58:45
Past Loves Is Back With A Second Season!
September means new seasons all round because Past Loves Season Two is just around the corner!Join me, your true romantic host Holly, and a range of guests from the world of heritage and academia as we continue our exploration into the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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3:06
Maria & Patrick Brontë | The Love Story Behind The Legendary Literary Family with Sharon Wright
Welcome for the last time this season to the next episode of Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by award-winning journalist and author Sharon...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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58:59
Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas | The Love Story At The Heart Of 20th-Century Art With Kelly Cricchio
Welcome once again to the next episode of Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by Kelly Cricchio of The Art Herstorian to delve into the relati...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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52:56
Charles Stewart Parnell & Katie O'Shea | The True Love Story Behind The Homewrecker of History with Elisabeth Kehoe
Welcome once again to the next episode of Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by author and senior research fellow of the Institute of Histori...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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56:35
Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas | Love On Trial With Matthew Sturgis
Welcome once again to a very special episode of Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time. This week I am joined by historian, biographer and Oscar Wilde aficionado Matth...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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53:32
The Howards of Castle Howard | A Place Like No Other With Nick Howard & Chris Ridgway
Welcome once again to a very special episode of Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by two guests, Nick Howard and Chris Ridgway. Chris is Cas...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:41
Andrei & Natalia Chikhachev | An Ordinary Marriage In Provincial Russia With Kate Antonova
Welcome to Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.This week I am joined by Associate Professor of Russian history at Queens College, City University of New York, Kate ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:47
Kate & Carlo Perugini | Dickens’s Artistic Daughter, Katey and Her True Love with Lucinda Hawksley
Welcome to Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time. This week I am joined by author, art historian, public speaker and broadcaster Lucinda Hawksley to discuss the relat...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:26