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Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests

ByGretel le Maître

Send us a text Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free. Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and peopl...

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The Hedgehogs are Awake still; Philippa Langley; Pepys collects the Portuguese Queen’s Dowry; and there is an Embarrassment of Ponderations 🥴

Oct 9, 2025•—

The Hedgehogs are Awake still; Philippa Langley; Pepys collects the Portuguese Queen’s Dowry; and there is an Embarrassment of Ponderations 🥴

A Somerset church and wonderful May; Goats, cows, sheep abound; and Pepys whips his poor boy until he own up to his lies

Oct 16, 2025•—

A Somerset church and wonderful May; Goats, cows, sheep abound; and Pepys whips his poor boy until he own up to his lies

The Evolution of Church Architecture; Saint Frideswide and Gretel climbs a Bell Tower 🔔

Oct 20, 2025•—

The Evolution of Church Architecture; Saint Frideswide and Gretel climbs a Bell Tower 🔔

Anglo-Saxon Mood Music with Chastisement and Ruin

Oct 25, 2025•—

Anglo-Saxon Mood Music with Chastisement and Ruin

A Line in the Sand ↗️

Oct 31, 2025•—

A Line in the Sand ↗️

Widsith, Alfred and Gratitude

Nov 2, 2025•—

Widsith, Alfred and Gratitude

Beowulf, Bede and a Glaswegian Cabbie

Nov 3, 2025•—

Beowulf, Bede and a Glaswegian Cabbie

Sir Walter Scott; A Brace of Saints; and Good Samuel Pepys

Nov 4, 2025•—

Sir Walter Scott; A Brace of Saints; and Good Samuel Pepys

Wherefore no man grows wise without he have his share of winters

Nov 5, 2025•—

Wherefore no man grows wise without he have his share of winters

The Swollen Moon; Templecombe Church; and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Nov 6, 2025•—

The Swollen Moon; Templecombe Church; and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

A happy marriage in the Pepys household; The Seafarer; and Saint Willibrord

Nov 7, 2025•—

A happy marriage in the Pepys household; The Seafarer; and Saint Willibrord

Dorset Churches; Remembrance Bells; and Sherborne School

Nov 9, 2025•—

Dorset Churches; Remembrance Bells; and Sherborne School

This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Nov 9, 2025•—

This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Sincerity of Purpose in Shepperton; Athelhampton; and Wilfred’s X-Factor

Nov 10, 2025•—

Sincerity of Purpose in Shepperton; Athelhampton; and Wilfred’s X-Factor

To Discern and Love Sincerity of Purpose; and an Anglo-Saxon Seafarer

Nov 11, 2025•—

To Discern and Love Sincerity of Purpose; and an Anglo-Saxon Seafarer

17th Century Marital Strife; Rev Barton’s Wife Warms his Slippers; and Shakespeare Ponders the Brave Day sunk in Hideous Night

Nov 12, 2025•—

17th Century Marital Strife; Rev Barton’s Wife Warms his Slippers; and Shakespeare Ponders the Brave Day sunk in Hideous Night

John Galsworthy’s Awakening; The Howards; Saint Wilfrid becomes Bishop; and Clerical Fuss and Nonsense with George Eliot

Nov 13, 2025•—

John Galsworthy’s Awakening; The Howards; Saint Wilfrid becomes Bishop; and Clerical Fuss and Nonsense with George Eliot

John Galsworthy: he was filled to the brim of his soul with restlessness and the want of something - not a tree, not a gun - something soft.

Nov 15, 2025•—

John Galsworthy: he was filled to the brim of his soul with restlessness and the want of something - not a tree, not a gun - something soft.

Gretel drinks from the Well of Loquaciousness in Sherborne Abbey’s Nooks and her Memories’ Military Crannies; Saint Wilfrid and Other Saints; An Anglo-Saxon Poem; and a Lithping George Eliot

Nov 15, 2025•—

Gretel drinks from the Well of Loquaciousness in Sherborne Abbey’s Nooks and her Memories’ Military Crannies; Saint Wilfrid and Other Saints; An Anglo-Saxon Poem; and a Lithping George Eliot

Galsworthy’s Little John Sleeps at Last, with John Clare Floating Us to a Gentle Place

Nov 16, 2025•—

Galsworthy’s Little John Sleeps at Last, with John Clare Floating Us to a Gentle Place

St Edwold’s Church; and George Eliot’s Genius

Nov 17, 2025•—

St Edwold’s Church; and George Eliot’s Genius

American Civil War; Chad steals Wilfrid’s See; and Christianity as shared currency

Nov 18, 2025•—

American Civil War; Chad steals Wilfrid’s See; and Christianity as shared currency

Samuel Pepys ends 1662 contentedly; and a Scattering of Ponderings by the Meadow

Nov 19, 2025•—

Samuel Pepys ends 1662 contentedly; and a Scattering of Ponderings by the Meadow

Cavendish begins his Life of Cardinal Wolsey; the Rev Bartons receive a surprise Guest; and John Clare takes us to the bountiful Hedgerows

Nov 19, 2025•—

Cavendish begins his Life of Cardinal Wolsey; the Rev Bartons receive a surprise Guest; and John Clare takes us to the bountiful Hedgerows

The Almoner rises to Henry VIII’s favourite; 1663 begins; and time is stilled by Emily Dickinson

Nov 20, 2025•—

The Almoner rises to Henry VIII’s favourite; 1663 begins; and time is stilled by Emily Dickinson

Edgar Allan Poe delights; Rev Barton angers; Mrs Pepys fret; and Gretel delves too densely into medieval ecclesiastical conflict.

Nov 21, 2025•—

Edgar Allan Poe delights; Rev Barton angers; Mrs Pepys fret; and Gretel delves too densely into medieval ecclesiastical conflict.

King Eadmund chooses Martyrdom; Hurrah for Nanny; and Wilfrid masterminds a Moment in Time at Ripon

Nov 23, 2025•—

King Eadmund chooses Martyrdom; Hurrah for Nanny; and Wilfrid masterminds a Moment in Time at Ripon

The Dream of the Rood; Samuel Pepys’ Fury; and the mighty Columbanus

Nov 23, 2025•—

The Dream of the Rood; Samuel Pepys’ Fury; and the mighty Columbanus

In Praise of The Rest is History and The History of England podcasts; The Blackmore Vale; and Cardinal Wolsey’s Banquet

Nov 25, 2025•—

In Praise of The Rest is History and The History of England podcasts; The Blackmore Vale; and Cardinal Wolsey’s Banquet

We visit Tess of the D’Urbevilles’ village, church and baby’s ’grave’

Nov 25, 2025•—

We visit Tess of the D’Urbevilles’ village, church and baby’s ’grave’

Anne Boleyn is Denied Marriage to Lord Percy; The Stair Where You Sit; Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Nov 26, 2025•—

Anne Boleyn is Denied Marriage to Lord Percy; The Stair Where You Sit; Saint Catherine of Alexandria

We visit a 12th Century Somerset Church; Rev Amos Barton buries his Wife; and we celebrate the Life of Congar

Nov 27, 2025•—

We visit a 12th Century Somerset Church; Rev Amos Barton buries his Wife; and we celebrate the Life of Congar

A Quiet Evening of Readings, from the Poignant, through Baffling, to Scholarly

Nov 27, 2025•—

A Quiet Evening of Readings, from the Poignant, through Baffling, to Scholarly

Meet Grimy and Dirty Dame Fripp; and Watch as Splendid Cardinal Wolsey Weeps in Canterbury

Nov 29, 2025•—

Meet Grimy and Dirty Dame Fripp; and Watch as Splendid Cardinal Wolsey Weeps in Canterbury

Pepys Leaps his Garden Fence; Mr Oldinport Squeezes his Tenants; and a Mother’s Dead Hand

Nov 30, 2025•—

Pepys Leaps his Garden Fence; Mr Oldinport Squeezes his Tenants; and a Mother’s Dead Hand

Picts Gathering Like Swarms of Ants 🐜; Norman English Architecture; a Tidbit of Thomas Hardy; and France Woos Wolsey

Nov 30, 2025•—

Picts Gathering Like Swarms of Ants 🐜; Norman English Architecture; a Tidbit of Thomas Hardy; and France Woos Wolsey

‘To Dwellers in a Wood almost every Species of Tree has its Voice as well as its Feature’

Dec 1, 2025•—

‘To Dwellers in a Wood almost every Species of Tree has its Voice as well as its Feature’

Sir Simon Jenkins, talks of his twin passions for politics and architecture; and Gretel lets herself and all Dorset folk down on day two of Under the Greenwood Tree

Dec 2, 2025•—

Sir Simon Jenkins, talks of his twin passions for politics and architecture; and Gretel lets herself and all Dorset folk down on day two of Under the Greenwood Tree

A Bunion is Given Consideration by Mellstock’s Shoemaker

Dec 3, 2025•—

A Bunion is Given Consideration by Mellstock’s Shoemaker

A Daughter in Les Misérables; A Full Super Moon; and Under the Greenwood Tree forces Gretel into song

Dec 4, 2025•—

A Daughter in Les Misérables; A Full Super Moon; and Under the Greenwood Tree forces Gretel into song

Hardy: The Insult Lies in the Nothingness of the Deed; Ode to Nanny; Pepys; Saints; and Queen Catherine rocks

Dec 5, 2025•—

Hardy: The Insult Lies in the Nothingness of the Deed; Ode to Nanny; Pepys; Saints; and Queen Catherine rocks

Sherborne Abbey Porch provides shelter; Dick Dewey is Smitten; and Gretel lights Candles

Dec 6, 2025•—

Sherborne Abbey Porch provides shelter; Dick Dewey is Smitten; and Gretel lights Candles

Pepys and the Buffleheaded Mayor; Dick Dewey’s Pains of Jealousy; and George Eliot’s Exquisite Observations

Dec 7, 2025•—

Pepys and the Buffleheaded Mayor; Dick Dewey’s Pains of Jealousy; and George Eliot’s Exquisite Observations

Robert Frost and John Clare; Flu en Famille; A Cardinal’s Point; and Dick dances away with Miss Day

Dec 8, 2025•—

Robert Frost and John Clare; Flu en Famille; A Cardinal’s Point; and Dick dances away with Miss Day

We celebrate Ambrose, the influential Bishop of Milan; and Dick Dewey returns a lady’s handkerchief

Dec 9, 2025•—

We celebrate Ambrose, the influential Bishop of Milan; and Dick Dewey returns a lady’s handkerchief

The Splendour of Sherborne House; the Dolour of Division; and the Duke of Suffolk Raptly Rebuked;

Dec 10, 2025•—

The Splendour of Sherborne House; the Dolour of Division; and the Duke of Suffolk Raptly Rebuked;

John Clare’s Invitation to his Love; and poor Leaf’s Grief

Dec 11, 2025•—

John Clare’s Invitation to his Love; and poor Leaf’s Grief

‘I never had no head, sir’ said Leaf, Under the Greenwood Tree; Pepys’ Progress; and Kindness in Cranford. 🌳

Dec 12, 2025•—

‘I never had no head, sir’ said Leaf, Under the Greenwood Tree; Pepys’ Progress; and Kindness in Cranford. 🌳

Bellowing Boys and Bells

Dec 13, 2025•—

Bellowing Boys and Bells

Do you have an honest soul? Hands that Touch; A Handful of Saints; and King Henry VIII holds all power in his Hands

Dec 14, 2025•—

Do you have an honest soul? Hands that Touch; A Handful of Saints; and King Henry VIII holds all power in his Hands

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