Lucy Worsley OBE

Lucy Worsley OBE is one of Britain’s leading historians, authors and broadcasters, and joins Travel Editions exclusively for tours exploring the life, work and enduring appeal of Agatha Christie.

Lucy is the author of the acclaimed biography Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman, which draws on Christie’s personal letters, papers and writing to reveal the complex woman behind the familiar public image. Rather than portraying Christie simply as a reserved and conventional crime writer, Lucy explores her ambition, resilience, independence and remarkable understanding of human behaviour, as well as the personal experiences that influenced her work.

Her research also formed the basis of the BBC television series Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen. Across the series, Lucy examined key moments in Christie’s life, including her childhood, her experiences during the First World War, her work with medicines and poisons, her disappearance in 1926 and her later archaeological travels. She also considered the social attitudes, relationships and changing world reflected throughout Christie’s novels and plays.

A former Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy combines rigorous historical research with an engaging and highly accessible style. Her ability to connect individual lives with the wider social and cultural history of their time allows her to offer a particularly rich perspective on Christie’s extraordinary career.

On Travel Editions’ Agatha Christie tours, Lucy shares the discoveries and insights behind her biography, helping guests look beyond the famous plots and fictional detectives to understand Christie as a writer, businesswoman and global cultural figure. Her knowledge brings additional depth to the locations, institutions and stories connected with Christie’s life, making her involvement a distinctive highlight for admirers of the Queen of Crime.