Lots of items that survive from the past are high-status, valuable things that people have treasured. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
It's our job as curators to open up Hampton Court to visitors, and to look after the buildings and collections for the… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
My first time skiing was in Vail, Colorado. It was brilliant fun until I whacked myself in the face with my ski… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
There's a big mistake that people make with history, which is to think that people in the past were just like us,… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
As a child, my parents' attitude rubbed off on me; I have an old teenage diary that marks the moment when my… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
I don't see any distinction between work and pleasure so I do spend a lot of what other people might consider my… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
In the past, people didn't necessarily want their king to be kind. If a foreign power was threatening the country, they wanted… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
Domestic life in the past was smelly, cold, dirty and uncomfortable, but we have much to learn from it. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
A lot of people would say history is important because it helps us to predict the future. I don't think that it… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
Everything is different about the world of the past, including the way we think and move, and you get a sense of… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
I like to wear clothes that have some kind of relationship with the past. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
I have a cup of tea in my hand at all times. I have about 10 a day. I don't go for… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
As with the Trojans or the Tudors, there are many evergreen stories that we come back to again and again. I think… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
What truly gives me joy is when I get a letter from a young woman who says they saw a programme, then read a… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
Lots of items that survive from the past are high-status, valuable things that people have treasured. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
It's our job as curators to open up Hampton Court to visitors, and to look after the buildings and collections for the future. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
My first time skiing was in Vail, Colorado. It was brilliant fun until I whacked myself in the face with my ski pole. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
If you work as a curator, as I do, at Hampton Court, you sometimes wonder if there might be more to life than Henry… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
Windows will grow smaller again and houses will contain much less glass - not only because of the high energy costs of glass but… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
In big museums, the role of the curator has shrunk in recent years as different branches of curatorial work - such as interpretation, or… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
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… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
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… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
