Village Greens • 19c Bank Deposits • History in Schools • Tyburn Convent • Sword-bearers at Agincourt [28min]

Sue Cook and the team answer listeners' historical queries and celebrate the way in which we all 'make' history. 1) Highbury Residents Association in Leeds contacted "Making History" as part of its campaign to prove continuous use of an area of land known as the Mission Field that the church wants to develop. Judy Merry went to Leeds to find out how historical research techniques are shaping a 21st-century campaign. 2) Cathy Dathan contacted "Making History" from her home in Bordeaux. A family story has it that in the middle of the 19th century her ancestors lost all their savings when a London bank went bust. How common was this? "Making History" consulted Professor Janette Rutterford at the Open University Business School. 3) Heather Scott, Deputy Head of Allerton High School in Leeds and Chair of the Secondary Committee of the Historical Association, made a plea for more history in schools -- not less. 4) This week's Hidden Treasure revealed a collection to mark one of the most gruesome places in London: the Tyburn Tree. 5) Robert Scott and his son Robert Scott Junior are intrigued by a possible family link to a William Scott who is buried at Brabourne Church in Kent. The story goes that William Scott was Henry V's sword-bearer at Agincourt. Father and son contacted "Making History" to find out whether this is true and what the role meant. "Making History" consulted Bob Savage, Curator of European Edged Swords at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.