Monthly Archives: February 2012

Seventeenth-century women, a new TV series, and Jeffrey the horse

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Please meet Jeffrey the horse.  He’s a lovely tame animal.  Not having ridden a horse since an incident at Girl Guide camp in 1985, let alone ridden side-saddle, I was a bit nervous of Jeffrey when I first met him. But he is so well trained that if you accidentally pull even a tiny bit

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The longlist for The Art Fund’s £100,000 ‘Museum of the Year’ prize is announced

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This year I am one of the judges for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize. On Monday the longlist was announced, and here it is for you to see.  It’s a really strong year. Just look at all those millions of pounds: we’re seeing the completion of projects that started before the recession.

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‘In the closet with Lucy Worsley’. I let The Express poke around in my wardrobe.

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In the closet with Lucy Worsley, article in The Sunday Express The TV historian takes her pick from fashion’s back catalogue – whether it’s Sixties shift dresses or Anglo Saxon armour from The Sunday Express ‘S’ Magazine, 9 January 2012 Words and styling by Charlie Wells Author and presenter Lucy, 38, is Chief Curator at

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