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jennysaisquois's review
5.0
As always, Lucy Worsley's writing is packed with well-researched, thoroughly-cited historical fact, but reads like a cozy gossip. Far less concerned with Which King Won Which Battle-type history (although, given the time period, Which Battle does play into it) than with all the fascinating, familiar-yet-not detail of how people dressed, ate, decorated their homes, started their days, argued with their children, sexually harassed their employees - wait. Yes, that too. It's not a rosy portrait by any means but a nuanced one, and you can really feel how much of a deep dive Worsley has made into Cavendish's life (not surprising since, as she mentions in the afterword, the book is based on her D. Phil. thesis).
Highly recommend to fans of historical drama (in book or film/tv), and authors who get into the minutiae of history and documentation, like Ruth Goodman and Kate Summerscale.
Highly recommend to fans of historical drama (in book or film/tv), and authors who get into the minutiae of history and documentation, like Ruth Goodman and Kate Summerscale.
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