The legend Bethany Hughes will photograph the treasures of Plovdiv PHOTOS

The famous Brit from Viasat History arrives at the beginning of May to follow the trail of the revival houses

Bethany Hughes is a historian, television presenter, author and professor. The famous British woman arrives in Plovdiv to follow the footsteps of the Revival houses perched on the hill that shelters the Old Town. At the beginning of May, she and her team come under the hills to film another episode of the series “Treasures with Bethany Hughes” for Viasat History, Maritza learned from her sources.

Vidin and Belogradchik are also in focus in her spectacular journey this time. “We should always respect the past, because if we value the past, we value the present, we become empathetic,” Hughes likes to say. For her, looking into history relies above all on respect and understanding. And the ancient Bulgarian history is fascinating.

Last year, Hughes visited Plovdiv, where he explored the secrets of the Episcopal Basilica, which is part of Ancient Philippopolis.

She filmed the iconic ancient monument for the third season of her show “Treasures with Bethany Hughes”, where she also included the Thracian Tomb in Kazanlak, the Monument of Buzludzha, Nessebar, Heraclea Sintika, the Rila Monastery, the Tomb in Sveshtari, Nikopolis, the National History Museum. Her team also filmed the world-famous rituals with kukeri and nestinari.

Bethany Hughes is an Oxford graduate and Cambridge professor. She was born on May 14, 1967 in London. She won a scholarship to study at the prestigious private school Notting Hill and Ealing High School, which has a rich history and is an all-girls school. It is entered with an interview and an entrance exam. He also received a scholarship for his studies at the college “St. Hilda” at Oxford University. Today she is a research fellow at King’s College London and a lecturer in Cambridge at the Institute for Continuing Education.

They define Bethany Hughes as the first lady historian who managed to break into the male world of presenting historical subjects in documentaries. The daughter of an English actor and the sister of a journalist, drawing inspiration from the talents of her relatives, she has added to this a scientific career, a degree from Oxford and her vast knowledge of history. Author of three books and numerous radio broadcasts, her name is best known for her exciting films for National Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel, PBS, The History Channel and Channel 4.