In The Presence of Knights & Kings

Lucy Beck is a square peg in a round and fascinating hole. Suddenly catapulted from years of unemployment signing on in a run-down northern town to working at one of the most prestigious museums in England in Leeds Portsmouth and at the Tower of London. Its not just the captivating objects like Henry VIIIs armour she loves so much but the wonderful characters she works with and meets during her travels around the country to castles museums army barracks and stately homes. She soon learns the art of negotiation working in a room full of unruly male curators as well as how to fend off difficult customers such as annoyed sergeant majors and BBC film crews. Travel with Lucy on an amusing and enjoyable caper into England's often mad-cap history. Whoever said museums were boring!