*spoilers* Corsage (2022) is a brand-new film about Empress Elisabeth of Austria. However, rather than focussing on the youth of the Empress as films about her tend to do, we meet Elisabeth shortly before her 40th birthday in 1877. Elisabeth realises that she is getting old, which only adds to her obsession with controlling the [read more]
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the start of Queen Juliana’s reign and inauguration, the Nieuwe Kerk – where her inauguration took place – is hosting a major exhibition about her life. It’s fittingly called The century of Juliana, a Queen and her Ideals. Queen Juliana, or Princess Juliana as she was known [read more]
Netflix just couldn’t stay away and had to dive into the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi. The series has six episodes which are all around one hour long. We begin where most of the Sisi productions begin – around the time of her engagement to Emperor Franz Joseph I of [read more]
*contains affiliate links* *spoilers* Episode four begins with Rahima enjoying her cosy surroundings, but she is soon summoned to Catherine’s side. She is intercepted by the servant who was injured in the blast and claims she’ll pay when Mary is back on the throne. Mary, Queen of Scots, was the wife of King Francis II, [read more]
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels jumped from relative obscurity to being one of the leading ladies of the 17th century. She was part of the court of Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen of Bohemia, and followed her mistress into exile in the Netherlands. In The Hague, she met Frederick Henry, the brother of Maurice, Prince of Orange. [read more]
*contains affiliate links* *spoilers* We return to France with the third episode of The Serpent Queen. Rahima’s main target has survived the gunpowder explosion but has lost her eye. However, with Catherine’s protection, she is saved from receiving lashes and is even rewarded with new clothes. We return to the past as Rahima and Catherine [read more]
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