Inshe was awarded a DPhil degree from the University of Sussex. Worsley began her career as a historic house curator at Milton Manor[4] near Abingdonin the summer of[5] before working for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
From toshe was an inspector of historic buildings for English Heritage in the East Midlands region. She oversaw the £12 million refurbishment of the Kensington Palace state apartments and gardens completed in Inshe was elected a senior research fellow at the Institute of Historical ResearchUniversity of London ; she was also appointed visiting professor at Kingston University in west London.
InWorsley presented the four-part television series If Walls Could Talkexploring the history of British homes, from peasants' cottages to palaces; and the three-part series Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency. In she co-presented the three-part television series Antiques Uncoveredwith antiques and collectibles expert Mark Hill[13] and broadcast at the same time Harlots, Housewives and Heroinesa three-part series on the lives of women after the Civil War and the Restoration of Charles II.
The series looked at a number of cases from the 19th century, beginning with the Ratcliff Highway murders which gained national attention inthe Red Barn Murder of and the "Bermondsey Horror" case of Frederick and Maria Manning in The series explained why the Hanoverian George I came to be chosen as a British monarch, how he was succeeded by his very different son George II and why, without either, the current United Kingdom would likely be a very different place.
The series emphasises the positive influence of these kings whilst showing the flaws in each. A Very British Romancea three-part series for BBC Four, was based on the romantic novels and sought to uncover the forces shaping our very Utbildning och kurser idea of 'happily ever after' and how our feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.
In Lucy Worsley Investigates began running. On 22 Juneshe presented the The Krypton Factor -style quiz show Puzzlingwhich made its debut on Channel 5 and there are 13 episodes. Worsley has published a number of books, many guides to houses and the like.
Worsley lives in Southwark [28] by the River Thames in south London with her husband, architect Mark Hines, [1] whom she married in November As a television presenter, she is known for having a rhotacisma minor speech impairment [1] which affects her pronunciation of "r".
In her teens, Worsley represented Berkshire at cross country running and, as a pastime, is still a keen participant in the sport. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects.
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