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Category Archives: Hampton Court
Lucy Denyer from The Sunday Times recently interviewed me about my life when I lived at Hampton Court Palace. Here’s the finished result… ‘When I started my job as chief curator of the Historic Royal Palaces in February 2002, I … Continue reading
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Here’s a little interview I did which appears in the current issue of ‘Discover Britain’ magazine: My Britain: Historic Royal Palaces Chief Curator Lucy Worsley on her love for heritage. My mum and I used to visit historic properties when I … Continue reading
Yes, it’s three whole years since I began my blog, in August 2009. I hardly imagined back then that I’d be visited by 9,000 people a month, as I am now, and thanks most sincerely to all my friends out … Continue reading
From The Guardian’s Travel section, 18th August, 2012. My best bits of historic Britain: historians’ top tips. From a tomb 5,000 years old to a club famous 50 years ago, the UK is so rich in sites it’s hard to … Continue reading
Today at Hampton Court everyone, but everyone, has posed for their picture on the medalists’ thrones. We have had some terrific Olympic cycling action with Bradley Wiggins yesterday (left) and Lizzie Armitstead and Mark Cavendish whizzing past the palace at … Continue reading
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All the bells were ringing last week for the start of the Olympic Games, and this unusual bell from our collection joined in with a tinkle of its own. At the coronation of George II in 1727, a group of … Continue reading