This webpage provides reference material to help visitors, journalists, and researchers orientate themselves following the research featured on The Rest Is History.
Headline media after the podcast was released
- BBC News web artilce coverage can be found here.
- BBC Radio coverage was recorded on Wednesday 17th August and that is being summerised here.
- The Tablet has a forthcoming article expected shortly.
- Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford news item
- “Shropshire sculpture marks newly identified resting place of St Erkenwald” Shropshire Star
The mystery of the saint, the Lord Mayor and the country house https://t.co/12iCCvwJNm
— BBC Shropshire (@BBCShropshire) August 30, 2026
Wider media after the podcast was released
- Lost saint’s remains may be hidden beneath country house – London Daily Digital
- Missing saints remains lead to Shropshire – London Daily
“Mising saints remains lead to Shropshire”
Background/Preparatory Media
- BBC News Reporting: “Tudor manor’s link to Shakespeare and St Paul’s revealed” — An article detailing the research by Byrga Geniht into Soulton Hall, exploring the structural geometry linked to Saint Erkenwald, the preservation of the Old St Paul’s altar stone, and the estate’s inspiration for Shakespeare’s As You Like It.
- BBC Audio Coverage: BBC Sounds Feature on Soulton Hall — Audio reporting covering the ongoing research, discussing the architectural codes, the Shakespearean connections, and the survival of medieval artifacts at the site.
- Shropshire Star Feature: Sermons in stones and good in everything: saintly discoveries at Soulton Hall — Local reporting on the findings, exploring how the hall’s architecture and landscape echo medieval traditions, the Erkenwald connections, and the legacy of Sir Rowland Hill.
- My Shrewsbury Feature: Soulton Hall to Open its Doors to Visitors this Autumn — Local reporting on the open days and heritage tours, exploring the coded Tudor architecture, the concealed chapel, the “As You Like It” dancing pavement, and Sir Rowland Hill’s legacy.
Coverage anticipating the podcast:
- “How a Tudor Lord Mayor Saved London’s Lost Patron Saint Revealed in The Rest Is History Series Finale” – London TV
- “Global hit podcast to feature story of Lincolnshire-born Prince’s Lost Relics” – Lincolnshire World
- “Shropshire estate tied to Shakespeare in top history podcast” – Whitchurch Herald
- “Soulton Hall to feature in Rest Is History podcast special” – Shropshire Star
- “Soulton Hall’s Saxon Saint and Prince discovery to feature on The Rest Is History podcast” – Shropshire Live
- “The Rest Is History Podcast Uncovers Coded Tudor Secrets and Saxon Relics at Soulton Hall” – Visit Shropshire
