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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tonight’s the night! Six months of hard work by everyone mentioned on that card plus many more. That’s six months of early starts, rain and dangers to health (including hot air balloons, galloping horses, and the enormous fried breakfasts without which no … Continue reading
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George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty. Britain’s Most Useless Monarch deserves some credit for presiding over a transformative decade … Lucy Worsley in The Guardian, Monday 29th August Endless Jane Austen film adaptations have given us the idea that … Continue reading
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The Byronic look: overweight and unattractive. BBC series on Regency Britain paints an unflattering portrait of ‘self-regarding poser’ Lord Byron. Mark Brown in The Guardian, Saturday 27 August 2011 When a man is noted for his Byronic looks he is … Continue reading
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From The Radio Times, 27 August 2011 He was the ‘fop at the top’, but the Prince Regent was more than a crude caricature, says historian Dr Lucy Worsley. Well, almost … 1. They called him the Prince of Whales… … Continue reading
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The king ruled by his excesses. Historian Lucy Worsley examines the life of George IV, both Britain’s worst monarch and the man who brought showbiz sparkle to royalty. When English Heritage ran a poll to discover Britain’s Worst Monarch, the … Continue reading
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At the age of twenty-eight I moved to a new city for a new job. I was going to live in Scotland, and to be in charge of a team of twelve research curators at Glasgow Museums. I was thrilled … Continue reading
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