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A first look at the second season of The Serpent Queen

Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:04 Moniek Bloks 0

STARZ has released a first look at the second season of The Serpent Queen, featuring Samantha Morton as Catherine de’ Medici and Minnie Driver as Queen Elizabeth I. The second season of the drama is set to return in the summer 2024.

BBC releases first-look pictures for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 19:16 Moniek Bloks 1

The BBC has released first-look pictures for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light as filming has wrapped on the forthcoming series. The series starts in May 1536 after the execution of King Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, and it will trace the final four years of Cromwell’s life. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and [read more]

Watch the Firebrand trailer here

Friday, 2 February 2024, 10:55 Moniek Bloks 0

Firebrand is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel Queen’s Gambit and focuses on her life as the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England. Filming began in April 2022, and the film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Alicia Vikander stars as Katherine Parr, while Jude Law stars as King Henry VIII. [read more]

Katherine Parr thriller “Firebrand” receives theatrical release date

Sunday, 28 January 2024, 9:55 Moniek Bloks 0

The Katherine Parr thriller “Firebrand” has received a US theatrical release date. The film is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel Queen’s Gambit and focuses on her life as the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England. Filming began in April 2022, and the film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The [read more]

Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens Exhibition

Saturday, 23 December 2023, 9:10 Moniek Bloks 0

The National Portrait Gallery has announced a new exhibition – Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens. The new exhibition will chronicle the representation of the six Queens: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr, through the works of Hans Holbein and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. The [read more]

New series about Queen Máxima to premiere in the spring of 2024

Monday, 16 October 2023, 10:15 Moniek Bloks 0

A new Dutch series called “Máxima” will premiere in the spring of 2024. Its producer, Videoland, has shared the first images of the show, where Máxima Zorreguieta meets the then Prince of Orange. Although there is some foreign interest in the show, no international release date is known.