Monthly Archives: November 2013
A frivolous article about my purple gloves
Can you believe anyone would want to publish an article about MY GLOVES? Well, yes they did! ‘Personal Style, Lucy Worsley’, as told to David Hayes. From The Financial Times, 9 November 2013 ‘My favourite accessory is a pair of long purple leather gloves. They are about five years old and are in a very
Continue ReadingI am jealous of ‘Elizabeth and Her People’ at the NPG
A bit of ruff: meet the middle-class Elizabethans My article from The Times, 28 October 2013 ‘A genteel confrontation is about to take place. No one is going to shout; tea will probably be drunk; it will all be very middle class. I’m at The National Portrait Gallery to see the the new exhibition ‘Elizabeth
Continue ReadingThe first fictional female detectives!
Here’s a little article on the first female detectives, which first appeared on the Dead Good crime writing website… ‘As an avid reader of crime stories, I’ve always had a soft spot for a female detective, with Nancy Drew, Harriet Vane and Miss Marple among my favourites. What is it that readers particularly like about
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