Lucy Worsley Investigates
Lucy Worsley Investigates is a documentary on Yesterday. Historian, Lucy Worsley, examines dramatic chapters in British history. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2026.
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What really happened to the princes in the tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
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1:00:00Lucy Worsley examines Britain's deadliest pandemic and explores how its monumental death toll changed the face of the country for ever.
50:00Lucy Worsley examines four dramatic chapters in British history, beginning with the 16th-century witch hunts, when thousands of people were tortured and killed.
1:00:00Lucy Worsley uncovers royal papers and explores how the attempt on George III's life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.
Series 2
On 5 November 1605, a group of conspirators planned to blow up parliament. Lucy Worsley investigates the Gunpowder Plot, asking what drove them to this radical act of extremism.