Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen
Join us for a fascinating event where historian Dr Lucy Worsley, OBE delves into the world of the beloved author Jane Austen. Discover intriguing insights into Austen's life, works, and the Regency era she so brilliantly captured in her novels.
As 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane's birth, Lucy considers what home meant to Jane Austen. She tells her story through the rooms, spaces and possesions which mattered to her. Dispelling the myth of the cynical lonely spinster, instead offering the audience a witty, passionate woman of her time - who refuses to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy!
This in person event will take place at Hill House School, so mark your calendars and prepare for an evening of literary exploration!
About Lucy Worsley
Dr Lucy Worsley OBE is passionate about making history engaging to the widest possible audience.
Her many films have spanned the genres of History and Arts, and have included A Very British Murder, A Very British Romance, Blitz Spirit, History’s Biggest Fibs, Killing Sherlock and most recently a second series of Lucy Worsley Investigates, where she re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British History.
Lucy has written numerous well-received non-fiction books including Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, Jane Austen at Home, Cavalier: A Tale of Passion, Chivalry and Great Houses, Courtiers: A Secret History of Kensington Palace and If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of Your Home which accompanied the TV Series (BBC 4). She has written two novels for children and was recently announced as Agatha Christie’s official biographer.
Lucy Worsley’s podcast Lady Killers (BBC Sounds) was named one of the BBC’s most downloaded podcasts of 2022 and again in 2024. Lucy is passionate about making history engaging to the widest possible audience and balanced her career as a writer and broadcaster with her previous role at Historic Royal Palaces, which she recently stepped down from after 21 years of work. She was appointed an OBE in 2018 for services to history and heritage.
