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July 8, 2012
George III’s bath tub again, in the wonderful Georgian kitchens at Kew
More than two years ago – gosh, how time flies! – I described Susanne’s discovery of George III’s bathtub in the Georgian kitchens at Kew Palace. Now the bathtub takes pride of place in the really beautiful new presentation of … Continue reading →
June 23, 2012
My review of ‘Three Houses, Many Lives’ by Gillian Tindall
From the London Evening Standard, 14 June 2012, my review of ‘Three Houses, Many Lives’ by Gillian Tindall (Chatto, £18.99) ‘Three Houses, Many Lives’ is the bookish equivalent of herbal tea, a subtle, delicate and slightly dotty choice of refreshment. … Continue reading →
June 17, 2012
New BBC TV series on its way: A Very British Murder
I’ve spent part of the weekend clearing out old research notes and making some new folders marked ‘Murder’. No, not a new hobby, just a new TV series on its way. ’A Very British Murder’, its working title, was announced … Continue reading →
June 14, 2012
Dorothy Hartley brings me to tears
So far there my TV life there have been three people, when I’ve interviewed them on camera, who have managed to bring a little tear to my eye. The first was a lady who escaped Nazi Germany on one of … Continue reading →
June 5, 2012
Still feeling a bit 1952 after a weekend of cake and bunting?
Then you might like my article in the current Waitrose Weekend about the 1950s kitchen … Oh, there was plenty to celebrate in the 1950s. Rationing finally came to an end. Marriage rates were at their highest ever. The ‘Festival … Continue reading →
June 1, 2012
Jubilee weekend media extravaganza
Jubilee weekend at last. You’ll have to excuse my slight fatigue with the topic because (probably unlike you) I’ve been talking about at and planning for it at work for at least the last three years. Next week will be … Continue reading →
May 29, 2012
Getting dressed as a royal mistress with Joanna.
Joanna Marschner taught me everything I know about historic dress, click here to see her in action. Then do get in touch with her and ask her what’s the significance of the yellow tights. I’m sure she’ll have an answer! … Continue reading →
May 24, 2012
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee – new exhibition!
Today’s the day: it’s Queen Victoria’s birthday, and our new exhibition about her Diamond Jubilee celebrations of 1897 opens at Kensington Palace. You can also watch a programme about the only other Diamond Jubilee so far in history – Victoria’s … Continue reading →
May 22, 2012
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines – what’s it all about?
This article in today’s Telegraph will tell you what my new series is all about… ‘Fame never yet spoke well of woman’ were the rueful words put into the mouth of the king’s mistress, Nell Gwyn, by a seventeenth-century hack. I think … Continue reading →
May 21, 2012
Times Magazine interview: Lucy Worsley on harlots, heroines – and being child-free
Janice Turner in The Times Magazine, 19 May 2012 Historian Lucy Worsley discusses her own childlessness and the inspirational women who feature in her new documentary series By his unofficial harem of mistresses, Charles II sired 13 illegitimate babies, yet … Continue reading →
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