Lucy Worsley?

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History lovers in the UK know Lucy Worsley. She often presents television programmes such as the recent three-part documentary series Royal History’s Biggest Fibs. Worsley, who was born in Reading, southeast England, in 1973, left New College, Oxford, with a BA firstclass honours degree in ancient and modern history. Her first job was as a historic house curator at Milton Manor. She described her job there to the BBC: “I would give guided tours, occasionally feed the llamas, and look for important pieces of paper that my boss, Anthony, had lost.”

Since then, Worsley has worked as a historian, an author and a curator. In 2011, she presented the first of many TV series on history

— mostly, but not always, British history. Worsley has taught us about Queen Elizabeth I, the story of English food and the history of dance. Usually dressed for television in a colourful coat or dress, she sometimes wears clothes of the era she is presenting. Worsley told The Guardian that her favourite outfit so far has been the 1920s flapper dress, which represented freedom and independence and “is very good for eating in because it’s loose and unrestricted”.

The historian is currently chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces. She has also written two books for children: Eliza Rose and My Name Is Victoria. Several of her television series can be seen on Youtube.

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