Hailes Abbey was one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in medieval England. Set in the tranquil Cotswolds countryside, the Abbey’s on-site museum now tells the story of the monastery for new generations. We delve into its collection with experts Michael Carter and Ian Leins to take a closer look at some of the Abbey’s star objects.

Go behind the scenes with our experts and discover the people of Roman Corbridge through the things they left behind. In this first of three films we go back to the early phase of the town’s life when a Roman soldier buried a chest full of his belongings at Corbridge. Rediscovered 1,900 years later, it’s now known as the Corbridge Hoard – a remarkable time capsule of Roman life at the edge of Empire.

In the second film of our three-part series we discover some of the objects that were bought and sold on Corbridge’s bustling high street, and learn how the town became a centre for trade and industry.

In this final film of our three-part series we look in detail at the extraordinary Corbridge Lanx – a decorative silver tray that reveals the wealth and pride of the town’s residents, and their lasting connections with the far side of the Empire.

Join Maddie Moate as she explores the opulent Jacboean mansion of Audley End House and Gardens. Learn about the history of the house as Maddie meets the Curator of Collections, the Head Gardener, a Historian, the Head Groom – and Hovis the horse. Go behind the scenes and discover what’s in the cabinet of curiosities, see the house from a different perspective and admire the glorious gardens designed by Capability Brown.

Join Collections Conservator Alice Tate-Harte as she works to restore Titian's 'Orpheus Enchanting the Animals' from the Wellington Collection at London's Apsley House. Discover what infrared scans have revealed about the master’s original brushstrokes. The Orpheus myth depicted in the painting is one that continues to enchant us, and author David Almond explains why it’s a story that deserves to be preserved and re-told for generations to come.

Take a look behind the scenes at the conservation work carried out on the historic objects displayed in the Rievaulx Abbey museum. Discover the tools of the trade and methods used to reveal the detail of these objects, helping us to tell the story of Rievaulx.

Rachel Turnbull, English Heritage’s senior collections conservator for fine art, and curator of collections, Peter Moore explain how a group portrait by Jacob Huysmans (1633 – 1696) has been painstakingly restored after being acquired to go back on display at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire for the first time in 100 years.