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> [The word crap is actually another word that's very, very old. It was taken over from 17th century England by the pilgrim fathers and Americans were talking about things being crap in the 17th and 18th centuries. What Sir Thomas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/the-word-crap-is-actually-another-word-that-s-very-very-old-it-was/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

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## More by Lucy Worsley

> [What truly gives me joy is when I get a letter from a young woman who says they saw a programme, then read a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/what-truly-gives-me-joy-is-when-i-get-a-letter-from-a-young-woman-who/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [Lots of items that survive from the past are high-status, valuable things that people have treasured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/lots-of-items-that-survive-from-the-past-are-high-status-valuable/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [It's our job as curators to open up Hampton Court to visitors, and to look after the buildings and collections for the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/it-s-our-job-as-curators-to-open-up-hampton-court-to-visitors-and-to/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [My first time skiing was in Vail, Colorado. It was brilliant fun until I whacked myself in the face with my ski pole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/my-first-time-skiing-was-in-vail-colorado-it-was-brilliant-fun-until/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [If you work as a curator, as I do, at Hampton Court, you sometimes wonder if there might be more to life than Henry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/if-you-work-as-a-curator-as-i-do-at-hampton-court-you-sometimes/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/i-think-you-can-be-happy-every-day-if-you-are-in-the-flow/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [Windows will grow smaller again and houses will contain much less glass - not only because of the high energy costs of glass but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/windows-will-grow-smaller-again-and-houses-will-contain-much-less/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [In big museums, the role of the curator has shrunk in recent years as different branches of curatorial work - such as interpretation, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/in-big-museums-the-role-of-the-curator-has-shrunk-in-recent-years-as/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [My favorite thing is talking to people about history - that's what I like doing. The sort of history I do isn't just for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/my-favorite-thing-is-talking-to-people-about-history-that-s-what-i/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [I don't want to be definitive or the last word on anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/i-don-t-want-to-be-definitive-or-the-last-word-on-anything/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [I want to look like I'm friendly, approachable and jolly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/i-want-to-look-like-i-m-friendly-approachable-and-jolly/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [My parents weren't keen on me watching television when I was growing up, in the 70s and 80s, which is ironic given that I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/my-parents-weren-t-keen-on-me-watching-television-when-i-was-growing/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [I am a museum curator when I am not on the television and in our collection at Kensington Palace we have a book like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/i-am-a-museum-curator-when-i-am-not-on-the-television-and-in-our/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [My dad wanted me to be a scientist and I was set to study science A-levels. But after the first term I realised it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/my-dad-wanted-me-to-be-a-scientist-and-i-was-set-to-study-science-a/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

> [A Georgian man's shirt had a long tail, which he tucked between his legs rather like a nappy. Over it went his 'breech liners',…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/a-georgian-man-s-shirt-had-a-long-tail-which-he-tucked-between-his/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

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