'Lucy Worsley Investigates' Special Edition Commissioned for 2026

Fun Fact about Lucy Worsley, the woman best known in the U.S. for her many documentary series, like Lucy Worsley Investigates and Holmes vs. Doyle, in which she does historical deep dives into British history. In the U.K., she's actually known for her many documentary series in which she does historical deep dives into American history. Her most popular series for the BBC includes American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, in which she tears down the polite fictions we've constructed around the American Revolution, Civil War, and the 1950s "Golden Age" of the American Empire.

Therefore, it makes sense that her latest commission, a special two-part edition of Lucy Worsley Investigates, is set to build upon her research into the American Revolution, timed for the 250th anniversary of America's founding. Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution will fashion a unique angle on the story, looking at the war from the losing side.

History is written by the winners; the story of America's victory in becoming an independent nation is usually told from the perspective of the American underdogs fighting a mad king and unfair rule. Worsley is well situated to turn the tables and look at the war from the British perspective: what went wrong, why the U.K. surrendered, and how the loss of the U.S. as a territory profoundly changed the British Empire inside and out, as well as how it affected its European neighbors.