From My Blog
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: seventeenth century women
I’ve been told that they’ve already been showing trailers for ‘Harlots, Housewives and Heroines’ starting May 22nd on BBC4 at 9pm: this is the official BBC explanation of what it’s all about. ‘In this new three-part series historian and Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Dr Lucy Worsley immerses herself in the world of Restoration
‘Your Life’ (or more accurately, it’s ‘My Life’) in Sainsbury’s Magazine
This portrait was notable as the first time I’ve ever worn false eye-lashes – and it could well be the last time too, nasty spidery things they were! ‘Your Life’, Sainsbury’s Magazine, p. 25, June 2012 Having a sense of vocation is both lucky and valuable. When I was nineteen I visited a National Trust property
Antiques Uncovered – follow us round London for a day’s filming
This coming Wednesday, 2 May, on BBC2, at 8pm, our new series ‘Antiques Uncovered’ begins. So here’s what it’s all about, in a really nice article from BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine, by Rosanna Morris. ‘A new TV series starring Roadshow expert Mark Hill and historian Lucy Worsley looks at antiques not simply for their
Ware you should be this summer – in The Great Bed
Yesterday I was pleased and proud to have been asked to open the new exhibition at Ware Museum, Hertfordshire. They’ve got back their Great Bed on loan, for a year, from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Make sure you don’t miss seeing it in its home town! It was a glorious day, Ware’s church-bells were
The Wild The Beautiful and The Damned – new exhibition at Hampton Court
Hello, I do hope you’ll come and see our new exhibition ‘The Wild The Beautiful and The Damned’ at Hampton Court, about beauty, sex and power at the court of Charles II. Here’s a little interview about it which I did for The Today Programme on Radio 4 last week, and here’s a Sunday Times
Our new BBC2 series ‘Our Food’ begins Wednesday, read all out about it here…
On Wednesday the new series ‘Our Food’ begins on BBC2, 8pm… You might enjoy the trailer, here it is, or I do really recommend the clip where I burp the dead turkey, which you can see here. Here’s my article in yesterday’s Telegraph telling you what it’s all about… I’m a townie. I live in a flat;
The Queen on her way into Kensington Palace today
Here’s the Queen arriving at Kensington Palace this afternoon to open to our re-presentation project! A proud day for Historic Royal Palaces.
The Telegraph has a new history page (v.g.) and it kicks off with Kensington Palace…
Telegraph Weekend, Saturday March 3, 2012. Kensington’s extreme makeover, by Lucy Worsley. Welcome to the Telegraph’s new History Page, in which writers and scholars will be explaining how they work to make the past come alive. This week, curator and historian Lucy Worsley offers an exclusive preview of a revamped royal palace… In the cold
Seventeenth-century women, a new TV series, and Jeffrey the horse
Please meet Jeffrey the horse. He’s a lovely tame animal. Not having ridden a horse since an incident at Girl Guide camp in 1985, let alone ridden side-saddle, I was a bit nervous of Jeffrey when I first met him. But he is so well trained that if you accidentally pull even a tiny bit
The longlist for The Art Fund’s £100,000 ‘Museum of the Year’ prize is announced
This year I am one of the judges for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize. On Monday the longlist was announced, and here it is for you to see. It’s a really strong year. Just look at all those millions of pounds: we’re seeing the completion of projects that started before the recession.
