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Dorothy Hartley’s ‘Food in England’: recipes to make at home

Here for your delectation I’ve chosen some of the easier and more palatable recipes from ‘Food in England’ – nothing involving offal! Stargazey Pie This is a recipe I made with the present-day pupils at the boys’ grammar school in Skipton, … Continue reading →

‘Food in England’ on the TV this Tuesday 9pm BBC Four

Well, I appreciate that I’ve been haranguing you about Dorothy Hartley for ages now, but she will finally appear on the goggle box on Tuesday night, 9 pm, BBC Four.  I thought I’d just pop over to Amazon to see … Continue reading →

Am I a scholar?

At lunchtime a few days ago, I was in the staff room at Kensington Palace and browsing through ‘History Today’. This caught my eye, and I sat down to read… ‘In recent decades few fields of historical inquiry have produced as … Continue reading →

My views on tattoos

In the Telegraph today, my views on tattoos… ‘It’s sometimes said that today only two unforgivable crimes remain: racism and a failure to re-cycle your plastic. Adultery, drug-dealing, murder and so on may be blamed on a difficult childhood. In … Continue reading →

A little interview I did in ‘Discover Britain’ magazine

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 →

Last week I dreamt I went to Milton Manor again

I know I’m always banging on about the time when I worked at Milton Manor, but I found myself back there once again last week.  I’m delighted to say that nothing’s changed in the last seventeen years, and that Anthony, Gwenda, … Continue reading →

New BBC film: ‘Food in England, The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley’

‘‘Food in England’, The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley’ … is a brand-new programme due to be shown on BBC4 at 9pm on Tuesday 6th November. It’ll be accompanied by a new edition of some of Dorothy’s journalism from the … Continue reading →

‘You rang, Majesty?’ … an article about royal servants

With Downton Abbey back again, and an interesting-looking new series on domestic service beginning this week on BBC2, here’s a relevant article I wrote a couple of years ago for the BBC Who Do You Think You Are? magazine.  It’s … Continue reading →

Ladies, can you please help me find a new coat?

Hello!  Now, I do appreciate that this post is going to be of limited appeal.  It’s aimed squarely at the ladies among my acquaintance – and I know that there are at least a few of you out there – … Continue reading →

Larking around in bed at Avebury Manor

Here’s an article about royal sleeping arrangements from the new National Trust magazine.  We did have fun larking around in the bed taking the photos! Sleeping Beauties Visit our country houses and you’ll soon run across the phenomenon that is … Continue reading →