New Research with Lucy Worsley – The Multiple Identities of Mary II

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4.6 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this mini-series on new research at our palaces, Dr Holly Marsden joins Lucy Worsley to explore the many identities of Mary II, disentangling her story from that of her husband and co-ruler William III.

The product of four years of research, Holly’s PhD ultimately aims to disrupt the perception that Mary did not have political agency.

This episode is part of a mini-series about new research at our palaces.

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0:00.0	Hello listeners and welcome back to the Historic Royal Palaces podcast.
0:08.0	I'm Lucy Worsley.
0:10.0	I was the long-time chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces and now I'm a friend to the charity.
0:16.0	For this new research at our Palaces miniseries, I'm going to be talking to our latest researchers
0:22.1	themselves. These are PhD students who've been working with us to discover more about the
0:28.6	histories and stories from our palaces. You might not know this, but historic fallacies is an
0:34.4	independent research organisation. That's kind of like a university. So what you're
0:39.7	going to hear about today is fresh. It's happening right now. It has the potential to shape and change
0:45.2	the way we think about the past. So let's jump into some of the exciting new research from
0:52.0	our palaces.
1:03.8	Okay, today I'm very happy to be with Dr. Holly Marsden, because Holly has just graduated.
1:05.6	She's finished her PhD.
1:09.3	Now, let me ask you, first of all, Holly.
1:20.0	Can you tell me before you explain what your research project was, what it was like for you when you were a PhD student at Historic Royal Palaces?
1:21.1	How did you spend your time?
1:23.4	My days were super varied.
1:32.3	One day I would be hold up in the library with the other students researching or reading or writing. Normally the library at Hampton Court, sometimes other libraries across London.
1:37.3	Some days I would be at home just by myself, not sharing my research with anyone, especially the last few months of the thesis,
1:45.6	was mainly spent me in the library or me at home, just writing and editing over and over again.
1:52.0	But some days it was much more exciting. I would go to different archives, different galleries,
1:58.3	some abroad, some in the UK. It was a really, really cool experience
2:02.7	and the real benefit of doing it with Historic Royal Palaces
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