Monthly Archives: January 2012

Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Lucy

Just been given £150.ooo by the DCMS/Wolfson Improvement Fund for museums. We’re going to spend it on re-wiring part of Hampton Court, which sounds like the world’s most boring project, but … once that’s done and dusted we’ll be having … Continue reading →

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An Intimate History of Your Home – a new article from the History Today blog

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lucy

Hello there.  As my latest book is out in paperback this week, I thought you might enjoy an article explaining what it’s all about.  This was published yesterday on History Today’s blog. Do check the rest of their site out too, heaps … Continue reading →

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Nicknames for the Four Georges – my favourite of your answers

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lucy

You had some nice ideas! I think my favourites are: 1 – ‘Loveless’, 2 – ‘Lucky’, 3 – ‘Loopy’, 4 – ‘Licentious’ Or maybe: 1- ‘German’, 2 – ‘Grumpy’, 3 - ‘Ga-Ga’, 4 – ‘Gargantuan’ ‘Ga Ga’ and ‘Gargantuan’ came up more than … Continue reading →

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Nicknames for the four King Georges – I challenge you!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lucy

A fun problem at work today – what accurate and memorable monikers can we come up with for the four King Georges to help people remember which was which?  (Think Scary, Baby, Ginger, Sporty and Posh…)  The ‘mad, bad, sad … Continue reading →

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It’s going to be a good year for Queen Victoria (and I model her knickers)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lucy

Been thinking a lot about Queen Victoria recently – and yesterday I spent a fascinating half-hour looking at hundreds of photographic portraits of her, post 1861, currently stuck up in the curators’  office at Kensington Palace (in only one is … Continue reading →

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