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The Founding Father of Ecton

Exploring the Northamptonshire roots of one of the chief architects of the USA.

• 10 mins

The head and tale of Corby’s hero horse

Ronald led the Charge of the Light Brigade and his head is now preserved at Deene Park.

• 11 mins

What lies beneath the Old Black Lion?

What clues do a disused pub give to the history of one of Northampton’s oldest churches?

• 3 mins

Remember, Remember…. Ashby St Ledgers

How was a Northamptonshire village central to the notorious Gunpowder Plot?

• 7 mins

Daventry’s war-winning experiment

How did an experiment in a Daventry field birth British radar?

• 7 mins

Sessions House – justice from the ashes

The story of one of the first buildings to be built after the Great Fire of Northampton.

• 3 mins

The Rothwell Bone Crypt

What the depths of a Northamptonshire church tells us about medieval attitudes to death.

• 7 mins

Who was Peter The Saracen?

What is known about the earliest Muslim to be recorded as living in Northampton?

• 4 mins

The Titanic squash coach

The tragic tale of Frederick Wright from Great Billing, the RMS Titanic’s squash coach.

• 6 mins

Northants’ ‘grandest and most perfect’ structure

The remarkable and terrifying story of the building of the Harringworth-Welland viaduct.

• 10 mins

Three thinking: The Rushton Triangular Lodge

Why three is the magic number for this iconic Northamptonshire building.

• 10 mins

Watford Gap: More than just a motorway services

Best known for its stop on the M1, this is a place of national importance on many levels.

• 11 mins

Rowell Fair: early morning pints and play-fights

The annual fair is said to be more than 800 years-old and boasts some unusual traditions.

• 3 mins

How Northamptonshire conquered Everest

The county’s shoe industry played a crucial role in Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent in 1953.

• 4 mins