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Lesley Smith (B. 1957) is a scholar, historian, heritage publicist and actress. Scholarly method &mdash or as it is more commonly called scholarship &mdash is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage" is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or Society A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage Publicity for a public figure especially a Celebrity, a Business, or for a work An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She is resident historian on the television show Most Haunted Live! and presenter of Most Haunted: Midsummer Murders. Most Haunted Live! is a spin-off of the reality TV show Most Haunted and is also produced by Antix Productions. She has also been featured on the show The Worst Jobs in History. The Worst Jobs in History is a Television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. [1]

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Curator

Aside from her TV work, Smith is the curator and lessee of Tutbury Castle, a position granted by the Duchy of Lancaster, for which she works as Public Relations Officer. Leasing is a process by which a firm can obtain the use of a certain fixed assets for which it must pay a series of contractual periodic tax deductable payments Tutbury is a large Village and Civil parish of about 3000 residents in the English county of Staffordshire. The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two Royal Duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall, and is the personal (inherited property of the [2] Since taking the position in the year 2000, she has presided over a 12-fold increase in visitor numbers. To reward her achievements, the University of Derby recently awarded Smith an honorary master’s degree. The University of Derby is a University in the city of Derby, England. [3] At the conferment of the degree, she was described as "a remarkable social historian of the 16th century who is passionate about and committed to raising public understanding of the subject. "[2]

Dramatist

Smith is also well-known for her dramatic interpretations of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, for which she dons authentic replica costumes. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. [4] She performs regular ghost hunt evenings, in character, at Tutbury. [5] She also takes these reenactments, as well as those of Nell Gwyn and Anne Boleyn, to theatrical and charitable venues. Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687 was one of the earliest English Actresses to receive prominent recognition Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. [6]

Scholar

She is currently studying for a master's degree at the University of Birmingham, working in conjunction with its Medical School on topics involving 16th century gynaecology. The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system ( Uterus [2] She has lectured there on her discoveries relating to 16th century contraception such as the use of leather condoms, and citrus fruit as cervical caps. Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent A condom is a device most commonly used during Sexual intercourse. Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of The cervical cap is form of Barrier contraception. A cervical cap fits over the Cervix and blocks Sperm from entering the Uterus through the [7] She is also a regular contributor to the Journal of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and has delivered lectures to groups such as the Royal Institute of Chemists, Royal Society of Medicine and the Scottish Parliament at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM was founded on the 22nd of May 1805 when leading members of the Medical Society of London split The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland 's National academy of science and letters [2]

She is married and has a son called Henry

References

  1. ^ Lesley Gets a Degree (2007). News, www. tutburycastle. com, reprinted from The Burton Mail (19th Jan 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
  2. ^ a b c d Conferment of the honorary degree of Master of the University, University of Derby
  3. ^ 'Queen' Rewarded For Modern Day Castle Invasion. Press office, University of Derby (December 4, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
  4. ^ Bess their souls, Lee Karen Stow, The Express, London, March 22, 2003
  5. ^ Ghost writer, Lorne Jackson, Sunday Mercury, Birmingham, September 26, 2004
  6. ^ Queen Lesley entertains the theatre crowd, Birmingham Mail, England, May 1, 2007
  7. ^ Q & A with Lesley Smith, Most Haunted website

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