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My Life in the Past
adventures with a British historian at large! a weekly update from historian and broadcaster Lucy Worsley
By Lucy Worsley
To My Dear Readers
Feb 19
The King in the Library
Hartwell House and the man who reclaimed the French throne from Buckinghamshire
Jun 18
The Woman Who Lost Her Children
How Caroline Norton taught herself the law, and changed it for good
Jun 11
Why I’ve Had the Same Haircut All My Life
Mar 26
New Year, new life ... in the past
Jan 2, 2025
How to be the best-dressed person in history
Mar 13, 2025
Inside Notre Dame After the Fire
Apr 17, 2025
Forks, Fingers — and Why Too Many of Them Are Vulgar
Apr 3, 2025
The stomach and fertility of Mary I
Mar 20, 2025
Your Hair Has Always Been Political
From Henry VIII’s beard to the fall of the British Empire: ten moments when hair revealed all
Jun 4
Not Lucy Worsley
May 28
How to Be Great (According to The Times)
One hundred and twenty-four women, five rules and one conclusion.
May 21
The war that nearly broke Britain
Six things the American Revolution did to the country it left behind
May 14
The Latin exam I should have failed
King Alfred and an unexpected route into presenting television
May 7
I've worked in palaces. I live in a modern flat. History is everywhere.
Welcome to MY LIFE IN THE PAST!
Apr 30
The Winners Write It Down
History isn't a record. It's a verdict — and someone decided you'd accept it.
Apr 23
The Day I Was Sick on the American Revolution
Apr 16
A princess, a palace, and a protest at the gates
Why Queen Victoria’s goddaughter sold suffragette newspapers outside her own home
Apr 9