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Monthly Archives: December 2009
A wonderful Xmas at Swarkestone Pavilion, built in the 1630s for William Cavendish’s step-daughter Cate, and probably designed by John Smithson. I first visited years ago,while researching my PhD on dear old Smithson. This visit I spent my time devouring biographies of Alan Clark, … Continue reading
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My article about dear lovely Queen Caroline is just out in The Georgian, and you can book to hear me going on even more about my favourite queen at the Georgian Group in June.
Posted in Courtiers book
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I’ve been cold, tired and hungry for most of December, but I’ve also been having a glorious time. For the ‘If Walls Could Talk’ series, I’ve been down a Victorian sewer, spent the night in a Tudor bed, worn eighteenth-century underwear in public, … Continue reading
Posted in A curator's life, General TV, If Walls book/TV, Popular posts
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Today we filmed a scene about the public dressing of Queen Caroline by her Mistress of the Robes, Lady of the Bedchamber, Woman of the Bedchamber, Dresser and Page. I was poor old Caroline, shivering in my linen shift in the … Continue reading
Posted in Hampton Court, If Walls book/TV
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