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January 28, 2012
Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber
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 →
January 17, 2012
An Intimate History of Your Home – a new article from the History Today blog
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 →
January 14, 2012
Nicknames for the Four Georges – my favourite of your answers
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 …
January 10, 2012
Nicknames for the four King Georges – I challenge you!
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 …
January 5, 2012
It's going to be a good year for Queen Victoria (and I model her knickers)
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 →
December 29, 2011
An interview about 'Courtiers' for the History Today Book Club
Extract from History Today, January edition, 2012 Each month we recommend a work of history recently published in paperback. We discuss the book with its author and invite readers to contribute to the dialogue on our website. The History Today Book … Continue reading →
December 23, 2011
Dead robins and other festive cheer in my article in today's Telegraph
The makings of a modern Christmas Cooked peacocks and dead robins have come and gone, but today's festival draws on many other unlikely tastes and rituals. Lucy Worsley in The Telegraph, 22.12.2011 'Take a peacock, break its neck and cut … Continue reading →
December 18, 2011
The curator's curator
Four curators nominate their favourite living expert in the field. Article in The Guardian, 7 December 2011, by Anna Tims Lucy Worsley on Ros Savill Ros Savill, the recently retired director of the Wallace Collection in London, is an old-school but … Continue reading →
November 21, 2011
I am photographed as Marie Antoinette
It's a big deal being photographed by Julia Fullerton-Batten, as I was recently for the New Yorker. ('For the New Yorker'. Note how coolly I toss that out? Believe me, my nonchalance is feigned.) The first indication that something extraordinary … Continue reading →
November 13, 2011
I eat George III's dinner
Marc and Robert from Historia, the food historians who work at Hampton Court, were cooking dishes from a 1789 menu for George III for Lauren Collins of the New Yorker. Who could resist coming along for a taste? Certain not … Continue reading →
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