Lucy Worsley (Reading, 52 years old) has been a familiar face on British television screens for a couple of decades, appearing dressed as Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, or an 18th-century courtesan. Her successful BBC documentaries have revived British history in an engaging and provocative way. An Oxford University history graduate, author of 19 books, and chief curator for 21 years of Historic Royal Palaces, her ever-present smile, her childlike mischievousness, and her shoulder-length hair always pinned to one side have served to camouflage a combative feminism when it comes to tackling history.
Lucy Worsley, historian: ‘The United Kingdom has always fared better with queens than with kings’
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