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Hello! I’m Lucy Worsley. My work as a historian takes me to some old and beautiful places, and into some surprising parts of the past. Subscribing means that you can come along too for the ride!
2025 is a bit of a turning point in my life. After 21 years as Chief Curator at the charity Historic Royal Palaces in London, I’ve finally cleared out my office at Hampton Court to begin new adventures as a historian at large.
I’m going to be writing more history books, making more programmes, like my beloved crime history podcast LadyKillers for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, and the TV series Lucy Worsley Investigates for the BBC and PBS.
Every day’s a school-day in my life, and the reason I like my job so much is because I’m endlessly learning new things about the past.
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