English Heritage Archives - Suzannah Lipscomb

Henry VIII: Making of a Tyrant – week-long tour

September 1, 2016September 2, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Want to spend a week with me learning about Henry VIII? Well, in September 2017, you can! I should be delighted if you'd join me on this week-long tour, which I've devised, in association with Historical Trips, to tell the story of Henry VIII: Making of a Tyrant through the surviving…

Carving Merlin into the cliffs was an act of vandalism

March 24, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I'm all for family-friendly, crowd-pleasing installations at historical sites – but not if we get stuck with them. Read my article in The Telegraph here.

Carving Merlin into the rocks was an act of vandalism

March 23, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

In this editorial for The Daily Telegraph, published on 23 March 2016, Suzannah Lipscomb suggests that a 'compass' for Arthur's roundtable is not the way to go. I do feel for local craftsman Peter Graham. He spent three months carving the “face of Merlin” into the rock, where the sea meets the…

BBC Radio 4 Today: Historic anniversaries

January 6, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

On 6 January 2016, Suzannah went on to BBC Radio 4's Today programme to speak to Sarah Montague and Anna Eavis of English Heritage about historic anniversaries, and the dangers of turning people off history. You can watch a clip of it here. You can listen to the whole interview here,…