This author delves deeply into the past, bringing history to life with vivid and insightful portrayals of figures and eras. Her work is distinguished by its focus on the lesser-known aspects of history and the lives of those often overlooked. Readers are drawn to her approach, which uncovers the humanity and complexity within historical events. Through her writing, she offers a fresh perspective on pivotal moments and personalities that have shaped our present.
As commissioned by Hampton Court Palace, this bold new account of a world- renowned palace reveals the captivating lifestyles of its monarchs, mistresses, courtiers and servants as told through the stories of its illustrious residents over the past 500 years. It contains over 200 illustrations accompanied by narrative-style captions.
This special edition commemorates Jane Austen's 250th birthday, featuring a new introduction by Lucy Worsley. It explores Austen's life and works, celebrating her enduring influence on literature and culture. Worsley delves into the historical context of Austen's writing, providing insights into her characters and themes, while highlighting her relevance in today's society. This edition is a must-read for fans and newcomers alike, offering a fresh perspective on one of literature's most beloved authors.
Tells the compelling story of one of the finest palaces in Europe, situated on the banks of the River Thames south-west of London and a centre of court life in England from 1529 to 1737. Celebrates one of the most visited and intriguing architectural ensembles in Britain, including the palace’s original sixteenth-century buildings of Henry VIII’s reign to the late seventeenth-century Baroque additions by Sir Christopher Wren. Includes full coverage of Hampton Court’s famous and ever-popular formal gardens, a precious survival of gardening three hundred years ago. Reveals the lifestyles of monarchs, mistresses and courtiers as well as life ‘below stairs’. In the same series as Merrell’s highly popular official illustrated histories of the Tower of London and Kensington Palace
This is my kind of history: carefully researched but so vivid that you are convinced Lucy Worsley was actually there at the party - or the parsonage. Antonia Fraser
A ground-breaking biography of Agatha Christie from acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley
Historian, author and TV presenter Lucy Worsley delves into the detail of Queen Victoria's life in this major new biography.
Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses.
"In association with Historic Royal Palaces."
Re-examining history from a female perspective, this book celebrates the numerous important roles women have played in culture and society that are less often told.Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women's history - from early matriarchal societies through women's suffrage, the Suffragette movement, 20th-century feminism and gender politics, to recent movements such as #MeToo and International Women's Day - and the key role women have had in shaping our past.Learn about the everyday lives of women through the ages as well as the big ?names of women's history - powerful, inspirational, and trailblazing women such as Cleopatra, Florence Nightingale, Emmeline Pankhurst, Eva Peron, and Rosa Parks - and discover the unsung contributions of lesser-known women who have changed the world, and the "forgotten" events of women's history.Placing women firmly centre stage, Women - Our History shows women where they have come from, and, in celebrating the achievements of women of the past offers positive role models for women of today
This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession.