<![CDATA[Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, English historian, author and TV presenter. Dr Worsley recently agreed to an interview for her upcoming series: Hanoverians: The First Georges which will air on BBC Four this month.
The First Georgians presenter portrait.
First of all let me thank you for taking the time and say what an honour it is to interview you.
No way!
Preview of final episode of 'The Plantagenets'
30th March 2014
<![CDATA[In the final episode of The Plantagenets, Professor Robert Bartlett reveals the events that led to the downfall of England’s longest ruling dynasty in the fifteenth century.
The Death of Kings sees Professor Bartlett discuss the bloodiest decades of the…
The Queen paid tribute to the eyewitnesses of history
28th March 2014
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They are the men who have been on hand at some of the most pivotal moments in royal history. Among their number are those who took King John to sign the Magna Carta, or who carried Anne Boleyn on her coronation day.
In modern times, they were at the heart of the…
Dame Quentin Bryce retires as Governor-General of Australia
26th March 2014
<![CDATA[Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO has ended her term as the first female Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia today, after performing her last public appearances in this role.
Dame Quentin left Government House with a full police escort bound for the Australian War Memorial. She arrived at the AWM with her husband, Michael, and both were greeted by Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of…
'Glorious Georges' to open at Historic Royal Palaces
23rd March 2014
<![CDATA[The Georgian Era, known so because of the reign of four King Georges in succession, was one of the most significant eras in British royal history. Although the first king arrived from Germany and spoke almost no English, the Glorious Georges, as they are known…
Preview of episode two of 'The Plantagenets'
22nd March 2014
<![CDATA[After the dramatic events of last week’s episode, Professor Robert Bartlett continues his investigation into England’s longest ruling dynasty in the second installment of this BBC Two series, The Plantagenets.
Professor Bartlett discovers how the later…
Kings, Queens and Olympic dreams
20th March 2014
<![CDATA[The Sochi Winter Olympics gave us plenty of glimpses of royal spectators but no royal competitors. But past Games, both winter and summer, have seen their fair share of kings and queens going for gold with some achieving it. Being royal at the Olympics doesn't mean you have to stay in the stands.
Plenty of Europe’s royals have attempted to scale the heights at the…
Commonwealth eases ban on Fiji
18th March 2014
<![CDATA[The Fijian flag that still includes the Union Jack is once again flying at the Commonwealth Secretariat gardens in London following an announcement from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group which decided to ease but not lift the current ban on Fiji's…
Karl Lagerfeld praises Her Majesty: “She is flawless”
18th March 2014
<![CDATA[Iconic Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has always had rather colourful opinions when it comes to the style of celebrities, but his recent praise of The Queen has garnered much giddy vindication for royal fashion fans around the world.
In a recent interview, the…
Preview of episode one of ‘The Plantagenets’
16th March 2014
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In this new BBC Two three-part documentary series, Professor Robert Bartlett reveals the dramatic stories behind England’s longest ruling dynasty, the Plantagenets.
In the first episode, The Devil’s Brood, Professor Bartlett begins his investigation into this complex dynasty by looking at the reign of the peripatetic King, Henry II. Henry inherited his lands on the Continent from…