Do Tracy Borman and Lucy Worsley work together?

Tracy works alongside Lucy Worsley and our team of curators to share the stories of our palaces with millions of visitors and supporters a year. Their responsibilities span communicating how the buildings have expanded architecturally, as well as their use as settings for momentous events in English history.

Is Lucy Worsley related to Thomas Worsley?

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Lucy Worsley is a historian and presenter.

Is Lucy Worsley still chief curator?

Lucy Worsley is an architectural and social historian, writer and Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces. She specialises in Tudors to the present day.

Has Lucy Worsley met the Queen?

Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity without funding from the royal family or the government. But I have met the Queen, she comes to open projects, and she is always very interested.

Who is Lucy Worsley’s husband?

Mark Hinesm. 2011
Lucy Worsley/Husband

Personal life. Worsley lives in Southwark by the River Thames in south London with her husband, architect Mark Hines, whom she married in November 2011.

Who are the curators of Historic Royal Palaces?

Historic Royal Palaces

Who is Lucy Worsleys husband?

Worsley lives in Southwark by the River Thames in south London with her husband, architect Mark Hines, whom she married in November 2011.

Is Lucy Worsley divorce?

Mum encouraged my love of history. She did the picture research for my last book. My parents divorced when I was in my early 20s and have both happily remarried, so I have a large extended family.

What does a chief curator do?

The Chief Curator is responsible for the content of the art displays and the interpretation of the art. The Chief Curator directs scholarship efforts, as well as the archiving of information associated with the art for future generations.

Does Lucy Worsley work at Hampton Court?

Lucy Worsley is in fine fettle. She’s in her office at Hampton Court Palace, where she has been chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces since 2003, overseeing the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace.

What is Lucy Worsley doing now?

She is Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces but is best known as a presenter of BBC Television series on historical topics.

Does Lucy Worsley have a PhD?

I was born in Reading and studied Ancient and Modern History at New College, Oxford. I’ve got a PhD in art history from the University of Sussex. My first job after leaving college was at a crazy but wonderful historic house called Milton Manor in Oxfordshire.

Who is Lucy Worsley and what does she do?

Lucy Worsley is currently Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces but is best known as a presenter of BBC television series on historical topics. Lucy Worsley’s Tales from the Royal Bedchamber – Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber.

What kind of speech impairment does Lucy Worsley have?

As a TV presenter, she is known for having a rhotacism, a minor speech impairment which affects her pronunciation of “r”. When she made the move from BBC Four to BBC Two for the series Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History, she worked with a speech and language therapist to help with her pronunciation, but to no avail.

When did Lucy Worsley become an honorary Doctor of Letters?

In July 2015, she was made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Sussex (where she completed her doctorate). In the 2018 Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE) for services to History and to Heritage.

When did Lucy Worsley’s nights at the opera air?

British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley: BBC Four Three-part series (January–February 2017) 2017 Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors: BBC Two 27 May 2017 2017 Lucy Worsley’s Nights at the Opera: BBC Two Two-part series; 14 October 2017, 21 October 2017 2017 Lucy Worsley: Elizabeth I’s Battle for God’s Music: BBC Four 17 October 2017 2018