Lucy Worsley
@lucyworsley.bsky.social
Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
This week I've retired to my* country estate. Lovely view, but unfortunately the main view I've had has been of my computer screen, checking 480 footnotes before submission of my NEW BOOK manuscript on Monday 😩
*okay, 'a' country estate. Not my own.
*okay, 'a' country estate. Not my own.
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This week I've retired to my* country estate. Lovely view, but unfortunately the main view I've had has been of my computer screen, checking 480 footnotes before submission of my NEW BOOK manuscript on Monday 😩
*okay, 'a' country estate. Not my own.
*okay, 'a' country estate. Not my own.
This time on MY LIFE IN THE PAST, it's MY LIFE IN PUBLISHING. Or, how I accidentally wrote nineteen books.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This time on MY LIFE IN THE PAST, it's MY LIFE IN PUBLISHING. Or, how I accidentally wrote nineteen books.
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lucyworsley.substack.com/p/my-life-in...
MORE AWARDS? Yes please!
Celebrations in the studio as the LADYKILLERS team are nominated for MORE AWARDS. We're in the history AND true crime categories at the APA awards tonight! And our very own fantastic Riham Moussa is nominated for best New Producer!🤞
audiouk.org.uk/the-apas-2025/
Celebrations in the studio as the LADYKILLERS team are nominated for MORE AWARDS. We're in the history AND true crime categories at the APA awards tonight! And our very own fantastic Riham Moussa is nominated for best New Producer!🤞
audiouk.org.uk/the-apas-2025/
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
MORE AWARDS? Yes please!
Celebrations in the studio as the LADYKILLERS team are nominated for MORE AWARDS. We're in the history AND true crime categories at the APA awards tonight! And our very own fantastic Riham Moussa is nominated for best New Producer!🤞
audiouk.org.uk/the-apas-2025/
Celebrations in the studio as the LADYKILLERS team are nominated for MORE AWARDS. We're in the history AND true crime categories at the APA awards tonight! And our very own fantastic Riham Moussa is nominated for best New Producer!🤞
audiouk.org.uk/the-apas-2025/
99p in the @AmazonKindle daily deal TODAY! It's my book CAVALIER, THE STORY OF A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY PLAYBOY.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
99p in the @AmazonKindle daily deal TODAY! It's my book CAVALIER, THE STORY OF A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY PLAYBOY.
www.amazon.co.uk/Cavalier-Sto...
www.amazon.co.uk/Cavalier-Sto...
This, dear friends, has been my favourite part so far of the training for my race on Saturday. It's called TAPERING. The running not so much, but the TAPERING has been great.
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This, dear friends, has been my favourite part so far of the training for my race on Saturday. It's called TAPERING. The running not so much, but the TAPERING has been great.
My closest colleagues know that I like to knock off work at regular intervals for a Carrot Break.
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My closest colleagues know that I like to knock off work at regular intervals for a Carrot Break.
Feels funny on a Sunday night not to be on the Eurostar for my old commute to Paris, but in compensation the CHRISTMAS CAKE is made.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Feels funny on a Sunday night not to be on the Eurostar for my old commute to Paris, but in compensation the CHRISTMAS CAKE is made.
With your much-needed friendly encouragement, dear followers, I've finally made it to the finish line of the most tremendously ambitious project I've yet worked on.
Can't wait to show it to you on BBC Two and PBS, but meanwhile: let the Christmas-cake-making begin 😃
Can't wait to show it to you on BBC Two and PBS, but meanwhile: let the Christmas-cake-making begin 😃
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
With your much-needed friendly encouragement, dear followers, I've finally made it to the finish line of the most tremendously ambitious project I've yet worked on.
Can't wait to show it to you on BBC Two and PBS, but meanwhile: let the Christmas-cake-making begin 😃
Can't wait to show it to you on BBC Two and PBS, but meanwhile: let the Christmas-cake-making begin 😃
Glamour and debauchery at Hampton Court Palace. And not just in the curators' team 😉 lucyworsley.substack.com/p/my-favouri...
My favourite painting at Hampton Court
It's a heady mixture of fantasy and foreboding
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Glamour and debauchery at Hampton Court Palace. And not just in the curators' team 😉 lucyworsley.substack.com/p/my-favouri...
We've been working strange hours at the Doge's Palace, very early and very late to avoid the visitors. Which has meant some time off in Venice! I've used mine to play hide and seek in the giardini
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We've been working strange hours at the Doge's Palace, very early and very late to avoid the visitors. Which has meant some time off in Venice! I've used mine to play hide and seek in the giardini
She doesn't know it yet, but one lucky lady among my friends is getting this HOT PRIESTS calendar for Christmas. Complete 'with historical notes about the Vatican.'
October 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
She doesn't know it yet, but one lucky lady among my friends is getting this HOT PRIESTS calendar for Christmas. Complete 'with historical notes about the Vatican.'
This week on MY LIFE IN THE PAST. Do you know a history teacher who deserves to be celebrated? Read the story here:
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October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This week on MY LIFE IN THE PAST. Do you know a history teacher who deserves to be celebrated? Read the story here:
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Do you know a great history teacher?
Nominate them now for a new history teaching award! Maybe I'll see them at the Tower of London next year!
Nominate someone here: bit.ly/42yhGZP
#historyteachingawards
Nominate them now for a new history teaching award! Maybe I'll see them at the Tower of London next year!
Nominate someone here: bit.ly/42yhGZP
#historyteachingawards
October 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Do you know a great history teacher?
Nominate them now for a new history teaching award! Maybe I'll see them at the Tower of London next year!
Nominate someone here: bit.ly/42yhGZP
#historyteachingawards
Nominate them now for a new history teaching award! Maybe I'll see them at the Tower of London next year!
Nominate someone here: bit.ly/42yhGZP
#historyteachingawards
Four very nice things I've eaten and drunk in Italy. Which would you choose?
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Four very nice things I've eaten and drunk in Italy. Which would you choose?
Male colleague:
'They're just slippers, what are you ladies so excited about?'
Us:
'But they're slippers in PINK VELVET, for sale in a beautiful shop in VENICE.'
'They're just slippers, what are you ladies so excited about?'
Us:
'But they're slippers in PINK VELVET, for sale in a beautiful shop in VENICE.'
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Male colleague:
'They're just slippers, what are you ladies so excited about?'
Us:
'But they're slippers in PINK VELVET, for sale in a beautiful shop in VENICE.'
'They're just slippers, what are you ladies so excited about?'
Us:
'But they're slippers in PINK VELVET, for sale in a beautiful shop in VENICE.'
How I wish I could have brought you all to Venice with me! So lovely in the October sun.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
How I wish I could have brought you all to Venice with me! So lovely in the October sun.
Arriving in Venice. Not a hair out of place.
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Arriving in Venice. Not a hair out of place.
What's been the most fun to write so far on MY LIFE IN THE PAST? Read my countdown here!
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October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What's been the most fun to write so far on MY LIFE IN THE PAST? Read my countdown here!
open.substack.com/pub/lucywors...
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We're in Italy! I'll definitely let you know when this series is coming to @BBCTwo and @PBS because I think it might be wonderful 🇮🇹 😃 🇮🇹
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We're in Italy! I'll definitely let you know when this series is coming to @BBCTwo and @PBS because I think it might be wonderful 🇮🇹 😃 🇮🇹
An early-morning dash to the airport. Where do you think I might have been going?
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An early-morning dash to the airport. Where do you think I might have been going?
I enjoy Beppe's commitment to monarchy
October 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I enjoy Beppe's commitment to monarchy
The secret's out! Read more about ⚰️VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB⚰️ here!
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October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The secret's out! Read more about ⚰️VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB⚰️ here!
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
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Tomorrow, dear friends, at very long last, I'll finally be able to tell you what this project was. Finished a couple of days ago, and here's the burial ground in October to round things off.
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tomorrow, dear friends, at very long last, I'll finally be able to tell you what this project was. Finished a couple of days ago, and here's the burial ground in October to round things off.
Tomorrow, dear friends, at very long last, I'll finally be able to tell you what this project was. Finished a couple of days ago, and here's the burial ground in October to round things off.
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tomorrow, dear friends, at very long last, I'll finally be able to tell you what this project was. Finished a couple of days ago, and here's the burial ground in October to round things off.