George VI’s Nazi dilemma

Hitler’s aristocratic admirers George VI’s Nazi dilemma As war raged across the globe, the king had to confront admirers of Adolf Hitler uncomfortably close to home, writes Alexander Larman “I NEVER THOUGHT HITLER WAS SUCH A BAD CHAP” THE DUKE OF WINDSOR, SPEAKING TO LORD KINROSS, c1965 Even today, 80 years after the Second World […]

A journey into the Elizabethan mind

THE ELIZABETHAN MIND A journey into the Elizabethan mind The Elizabethans were desperate to untangle the mystery of their “inward selves”. Helen Hackett reveals how they used ancient teachings, Christian doctrine and new scientific discoveries to make sense of the mind “For him that hath lost his mind,” the bestselling Tudor writer Thomas Moulton recommended […]

Extraordinary lives of ordinary women

EXTRAORDINARY LIVES OF ORDINARY WOMEN The survivor, the “incurable” and the scapegoat History is too often presented as tales of “great men” – yet the experiences of ordinary women speak eloquently about the reality of lives past. Lucy Worsley introduces three outwardly unremarkable people caught up in pivotal events Accompanies the new four-part series Lucy […]