Secret Knowledge — Season 1, Episode 3: Bolsover Castle
Documentary • 29 min • 1 season, 21 episodes
Episode synopsis
Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, it became the pleasure palace of playboy Cavalier and ambitious courtier William Cavendish. Guiding us on a tour of the castle and its remarkable collection of artworks, Lucy brings to life the spectacular masque held by Cavendish to win the favour of King Charles I. And from within the walls of this eccentric architectural gem emerges a colourful tale, capturing the tensions of early 17th-century England that would eventually lead the nation to civil war.
About Secret Knowledge
In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Kimbolton Cabinet
- E2The Art of the Vikings
- E4Walter Scott’s Castle
- E5Stradivarius and Me
- E7The Art of Witchcraft
- E8The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard
- E9Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois - Women Without Secrets
- E10Castiglione - Rogue Genius of the Baroque
- E11Hogarth - One Man and His Pug
- E12The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich
- E13The Living Mountain: A Cairngorms Journey
- E14In Search of Rory McEwen