LUCY COATMAN

Two years ago, I advised Secrets d’Histoire regarding relevant archival material and then had a two hour interview for their episode...

The Mayerling episode of Secrets d'Histoire I worked on and was interviewed for will air on France 3, 19.02.2025, 21:05. More information...

Writing a biography of a woman who has been transformed from a living and breathing human into a monument of an entire era is no easy...

The Royal Studies Podcast: "This episode is a roundtable hosted by Johanna Strong featuring four scholars (Elena Woodacre, Sarah Betts,...

My article "Ephemeral Images: Zita of Bourbon-Parma and Picture Postcards" has been published in volume 10, issue 2 of the Royal Studies...

Photo: Wikimedia Commons I am very excited to be presenting my paper "“Not worthy of becoming my successor”: Crown Prince Rudolf and the...

I am very honoured that my recent lecture about Mayerling for History Indoors (view here) has been translated into Chinese by Hibiscus!...

I really enjoyed giving my lecture on the Mayerling incident for History Indoors yesterday evening! Thank you so much to the 90+ people...

Very happy to be giving this guest talk on Mayerling for History Indoors in February! Will share some new research from my forthcoming...

I will present the paper "Ephemeral Images: Zita of Bourbon-Parma and the Picture Postcard" at the Krúžok Workshop, with Dr Martina...

I will be presenting some of my research on Empress Zita at the 11th Royal Studies conference - “Monarchy and Empire.” You can register...

"Discover the true story behind Mayerling with a special episode of history podcast, Rex Factor. Join Rex Factor's Graham Duke and Ali...

Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic/Scottish Ballet I have been absolutely thrilled to be involved with the world premiere of The Scandal at...

I will be presenting a paper on the Mozarts father and son at the Mothers and Fathers in the Pre-Modern World, c.1000-1800 Conference,...

“If I could have Rudolf back, it would be as a daughter, not as Crown Prince.” I was asked to write a short post on the impact the...

Very happy that my article on the Mayerling incident has been published in the current issue of History Today - the world’s leading...

‘Dear Stéphanie, You are freed from the torment of my presence. Be happy in your own way. Be good to our poor daughter, who is all that...

This short biographical piece that I wrote about Baroness Mary Vetsera for Women's History Network has been published and can be read...

This essay is in the style of an introduction to an edition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) 'Bäsle...

I’m very pleased to share this episode of the podcast Hardcore Humanities, where I talked all things Mary Vetsera, Crown Prince Rudolf...