Lucy Worsley and Helen Lewis on history and her book THE GENIUS MYTH

Thank you for tuning into my live video with the brilliant Helen Lewis! We talked about Jean Plaidy (again - she’s always coming up at MY LIFE IN THE PAST), Catherine de Medici, royal biographies, Tolstoy’s wife, and the problematic concept of the ‘genius’. Helen talked about the role of biopics in the making of a ‘genius’, the way we like our geniuses to be flawed individuals, and the myth-making that grows up around them. Her book THE GENIUS MYTH’s out next month and is strongly recommended by me!