Lucy Worsley
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Worsley in 2014
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18 December 1973 Reading, Berkshire, England |
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| Occupation | Historian, author, curator, television presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Hines (m. 2011) |
| Website | LucyWorsley.com |
Lucy Worsley (born 18 December 1973) is an English historian, author, curator and television presenter.
Worsley is currently Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces but is best known as a presenter of BBC television series on historical topics, including Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011), Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls (2012), The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain (2014), A Very British Romance (2015), Lucy Worsley: Mozart’s London Odyssey (2016) and Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016).
Worsley was born in Reading, Berkshire. Her father taught at Reading University, while her mother is a consultant in educational policy and practice. She has a younger brother.
Before going to university, Worsley attended St Bartholomew's School, Newbury and West Bridgford School, Nottingham. She read Ancient and Modern History at New College, Oxford, graduating in 1995 with a first-class BA honours degree.
Worsley began her career as a historic house curator at Milton Manor, near Abingdon, in the summer of 1995. From 1996 to 2002, she was an Inspector of Historic Buildings for English Heritage in the East Midlands region. During that time she studied the life of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and wrote the English Heritage guide to his home, Bolsover Castle. In 2001 she was awarded a DPhil from the University of Sussex for a thesis on The Architectural Patronage of William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle, 1593–1676. The thesis was later developed into Worsley's book Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses.
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