Lucy Worsley

British historian, author, curator, and television presenter
Person human Q6698586
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Lucy Worsley

Summary

Lucy Worsley is a human[1]. Born in Reading[2], she… she was born on December 18, 1973[3]. She worked as a historian[4], television presenter[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,619 views/month, #5,357 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lucy Worsley's place of birth was Reading[2].
  • Lucy Worsley was born on December 18, 1973[3].
  • Lucy Worsley held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Lucy Worsley worked as a historian[4].
  • Lucy Worsley worked as a television presenter[5].
  • Lucy Worsley's professions included writer[6].
  • Lucy Worsley's field of work was history[9].
  • Lucy Worsley's field of work was literature[10].
  • Lucy Worsley's field of work was television[11].
  • Lucy Worsley was employed by Historic Royal Palaces[12].
  • Lucy Worsley was educated at New College[13].
  • Lucy Worsley's education included a stint at St Bartholomew's School[14].
  • Lucy Worsley's education included a stint at West Bridgford School[15].
  • Lucy Worsley was educated at The Abbey School[16].
  • Lucy Worsley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17].
  • Lucy Worsley received the honorary doctorate[18].
  • Lucy Worsley is recorded as female[19].
  • Lucy Worsley's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Lucy Worsley's Commons category is recorded as Lucy Worsley[21].
  • Lucy Worsley's family name is recorded as Worsley[22].
  • Lucy Worsley's given name is recorded as Lucy[23].
  • Lucy Worsley's official website is recorded as http://www.lucyworsley.com[24].
  • Lucy Worsley's academic thesis is recorded as The architectural patronage of William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle, 1593-1676[25].
  • Lucy Worsley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Lucy Worsley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+190976'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1973-12-18[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c87fa66d-c29a-46fb-9f8f-b19a6094ba72[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Lucy Worsley was born in Reading[2]. She was born on December 18, 1973[3].

Education

Educated at New College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1379[34]; St Bartholomew's School[14], a school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 2011[37]; West Bridgford School[15], a secondary school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1895[40]; and The Abbey School[16], a school[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1887[43], headquartered in Reading[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], television presenter[5], and writer[6]. Fields of work include history[9]; literature[10], a type of arts[45]; and television[11], a type of mass media[46]. Among Lucy Worsley's employers was Historic Royal Palaces[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17], a grade of an order[47], in United Kingdom[48] and honorary doctorate[18], a title of honor[49].

Why It Matters

Lucy Worsley ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,619 views/month, #5,357 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

FAQs

Where was Lucy Worsley born?

Lucy Worsley was born in Reading[2].

What did Lucy Worsley do for work?

Lucy Worsley worked as historian[4], television presenter[5], and writer[6].

Where did Lucy Worsley go to school?

Lucy Worsley was educated at New College[13], St Bartholomew's School[14], West Bridgford School[15], and The Abbey School[16].

What awards did Lucy Worsley receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17] and honorary doctorate[18].

References

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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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