Monthly Archives: November 2013

A frivolous article about my purple gloves

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Can you believe anyone would want to publish an article about MY GLOVES?  Well, yes they did! ‘Personal Style, Lucy Worsley’, as told to David Hayes.  From The Financial Times, 9 November 2013 ‘My favourite accessory is a pair of long purple leather gloves. They are about five years old and are in a very

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I am jealous of ‘Elizabeth and Her People’ at the NPG

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A bit of ruff: meet the middle-class Elizabethans My article from The Times, 28 October 2013 ‘A genteel confrontation is about to take place.  No one is going to shout; tea will probably be drunk; it will all be very middle class. I’m at The National Portrait Gallery to see the the new exhibition ‘Elizabeth

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The first fictional female detectives!

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Here’s a little article on the first female detectives, which first appeared on the Dead Good crime writing website… ‘As an avid reader of crime stories, I’ve always had a soft spot for a female detective, with Nancy Drew, Harriet Vane and Miss Marple among my favourites. What is it that readers particularly like about

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