Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley
Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years, showing how they have always been regarded as their personal statement to their people.
Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day Hello magazine-inspired obsession. As Dr Lucy Worsley reveals, it has always been this way. Exploring the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last 400 years, Lucy shows this isn't just a public preoccupation but our monarchs' as well.
From Elizabeth I to our present Queen, Lucy believes that the royal wardrobe's significance goes way beyond the cut and colour of the clothing and that royal fashion is, and has always been, regarded as their personal statement to their people. So most monarchs have carefully choreographed every aspect of their wardrobe and, for those who have not, there have sometimes been calamitous consequences.
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"Does my bum look big in this?"
Duration: 03:06
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Four Tet
Plastic People
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Seán Ó Riada
Mna Na Heireann
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lucy Worsley |
| Producer | Nick Gillam-Smith |
| Director | Nick Gillam-Smith |
| Executive Producer | Greg Sanderson |
| Executive Producer | Lionel Mill |
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Jul 201421:00
- Tue 8 Jul 201402:50
- Wed 9 Jul 201423:00
- Tue 2 Sep 201421:00
- Wed 3 Sep 201403:00
- Thu 4 Sep 201423:40
- Sat 21 Mar 201522:50
- Wed 22 Apr 201500:00
- Wed 10 Feb 201620:00
- Thu 11 Feb 201600:00
- Tue 7 Mar 201720:00
- Wed 3 Jan 201802:30
- Wed 3 Jan 201819:30
- Mon 19 Nov 201800:30
- Mon 6 May 201923:30
- Thu 4 Jul 201921:00
Dr Lucy Worsley dresses to rule
The historian dresses up as iconic royals and explains why their clothes were so vital.
