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Dec 17, 20186 min read

Rape, consent & victim blaming in Reign #1

Reign may be a not-so-historical young adult drama in a period setting, but it does address victim-blaming, the trauma that follows rape...

Dec 16, 20184 min read

History rewritten in The Tudors, S3

This is the third blog post on historical inaccuracies in The Tudors. It was originally written an published on Tudor Blogger website by...

Dec 6, 20186 min read

Madonna & Whore in film & television

'Madonna' and 'Whore' female character archetypes in film and literature are actually based on Madonna-Whore complex and first described...

Nov 29, 20185 min read

Women, race & homosexuality in Black Sails

SPOILERS ALERT Black Sails does address the minority representation issues better than many Hollywood films and mainstream tv series, yet...

Nov 21, 20184 min read

History rewritten in The Tudors, S2

This is the second blog post on historical inaccuracies in The Tudors. It was originally written an published on Tudor Blogger website by...

Nov 19, 20183 min read

Stories that will never be outdated

Cut to: myself, a few years ago, in a small seminar room - surrounded by old books and a thick copy of Le Morte d'Arthur in front of each...

Nov 17, 20185 min read

History rewritten in The Tudors, S1

This is a guest blog post, originally written an published on Tudor Blogger website by Helene Phoebe Harrison (follow her on Facebook &...

Nov 15, 20184 min read

Reign: does costume inaccuracy spoil the show?

For those of you who haven't seen Reign, it is based on Mary Stuart's life in France as a fiance/wife to Francis II. The tv series has...

Oct 29, 20182 min read

Dance & drama #1 Mr Darcy & Elizabeth (2005)

Dancing is an important element of not only any society, but also cinema. In real life, it represents and communicates nationality...

Oct 26, 20184 min read

Henry VIII in The Tudors: young, lustful & not so ginger

Henry VIII is one of the most famous monarchs in the UK and probably the whole world - and one of the most controversial ones. There are...

Oct 22, 20185 min read

Sex, mortality and jealousy in Elizabeth: The Golden Age

I have seen both Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and will refer to both films throughout this post - however, I want to focus...

Oct 19, 20185 min read

Don't judge a show by its book

Now, don't go berserk on me straightaway and hear me out. Of course, a lot of films and tv series are based on novels, especially when it...

Oct 17, 20182 min read

Why you should be excited about the upcoming Medici: The Magnificent (2018)

First of all, the promo for Medici: The Magnificent, unlike the first instalment Medici: Masters of Florence, is entirely in Italian....