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Monthly Archives: February 2012
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Hello, tomorrow you can hear my desert island choices of classical music on Michael Berkeley’s ‘Private Passions’, Radio 3 at midday. ‘Michael Berkeley welcomes the lively TV historian and Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley. Her popular TV … Continue reading
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Queen Anne, The Politics of Passion, by Anne Somerset, Harper Press, £25. Here’s my review published in today’s London Evening Standard. Poor old Queen Anne. I’m not being patronising; it’s exactly how she thought of herself. Her chosen pseudonym in … Continue reading
Yesterday evening while filming out and about in Covent Garden (talking about seventeenth-century prostitutes, as one does) I met a very nice young man – articulate, enthusiastic, knew a lot about history – who said that he’d nearly-but-not-quite applied for … Continue reading