My new obsesssion: Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, and BBC presenter of fascinating documentaries, including this one, which looks back at the historical development of four rooms in the modern home: the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen, and the living room. Someone has made all the episodes available on youtube. She has also written a book called If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home, which I have reserved at the library. Next up: Worsley's documentary called Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls. According to her blog, she is currently researching a series on the history of the murder mystery and its fascination for British society. (Big thanks to Sara O'Leary for suggesting Worsley's documentaries to me!)
I started reading this all the while thinking to myself "well, that's a coincidence...."
Posted by: Sara | July 04, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Ha! (Sometimes I take a long, long time to get around to things. This one was one of those times!)
Posted by: Steph | July 04, 2012 at 04:33 PM