Plot: Lucy Worsley explores some of the myths and fibs swirling around the Revolution of 1789 and the uprising that brought down the French royal family. This violent revolution became the blueprint of many future revolutions across the world.
Plot: Returning to TVO, curator Lucy Worsley explores the lives of memorable women of the 17th century, including writers, actresses and travelers. Fashions from the 1600s show the ever-changing world of women's apparel during the Puritan era of Oliver Cromwell and the court of Charles II. By diving deep...
Plot: Lucy Worsley, chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, traces 800 years of British domestic life through the prism of four rooms: the living room, the bathroom, the bedroom and the kitchen. In addition to talking with experts and historians, Worsley examines how attitudes relating to privacy, class...
Plot: From Jack the Ripper to the cosy crimes of the Golden Age, renowned historian Lucy Worsley explores the evolution of the typical British murder. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's enthralling exploration of a curious national obsession. ... Google Books
Plot: Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. She visits the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colourful characters who composed them.
Plot: This documentary hosted by historian Lucy Worsley explores the key life events of Henry VIII's six wives. Drama reconstructions, written by Chloe Moss, bring the romance, scandal and tragedy of the marriages to life, while Worsley provides her contemporary historical comment as she appears alongside...
Plot: Medieval England historian, writer and presenter Helen Castor takes her 2010 book `She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled Engand Before Elizabeth' to another level with this three-part documentary. Beginning with the Empress Matilda and her daughter-in-law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the programme explores the...
Plot: In this drama set in 18th century London, Samantha Morton stars as Margaret Wells, a brothel owner and mother to two daughters, Charlotte and Lucy. When Margaret's business is attacked by Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), a ruthless rival madam, a war breaks out over the city's most profitable commercial...