March, Women, March in Winchester
I’ll be talking about March, Women, March in Winchester on the evening of Friday 13 February: http://www.winchester.gov.uk/events/details/11854
Keats-Shelley House
On Tuesday 28 April, I’ll be in Rome to give a talk at the Keats-Shelley House, more info to follow soon: http://www.keats-shelley-house.org
Why the World Still Loves Charles Dickens (BBC Culture)
My latest article for BBC Culture on the fascination with Charles Dickens all over the world: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141216-why-the-world-loves-dickens
My first beard interview
My first interview since the publication of Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards: http://www.beardrevered.com/interviews/what-the-dickens-moustaches-whiskers-beards/
Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards
My upcoming book is my first title for National Portrait Gallery publications. It looks at the history of facial hair from cave men to Conchita Wurst and uses some of the gallery’s best, worst and most hilarious examples of facial hair in portraits (not only of men, there are also a couple of women within … Read more
Secrets from the Clink
My episode of Secrets From The Clink is on ITV Player (I’m in the later sections of Michelle Collins’ story about debtors’ prisons): https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/secrets-from-the-clink/series-1/episode-2
The Mystery of Princess Louise in paperback
The beautiful paperback edition of The Mystery of Princess Louise is now available to pre-order. http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/lucinda+hawksley/the+mystery+of+princess+louise/10427142/
Princess Louise talk in aid of Parkinson’s UK
On the morning of 22 October 2014, I’ll be doing a fundraising talk about The Mystery of Princess Louise, in aid of Parkinson’s UK at the Cadogan Hall in Chelsea, London.
William Morris museum, Walthamstow
On the evening of 22 October 2014 I’ll be speaking about Pre-Raphaelite Women at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. Tickets will be available from the gallery nearer the time.