historical accuracy

Did Geoffrey of Monmouth tell us the truth….?

Nov 26, 2022

religion, sources

Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Angliae, historical accuracy, Wales

Well, of course Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But if, by any wild chance, his Historia Regum Britanniae is a flight of immense fancy, well that’s alright by me because it’s a wonderful work. 😊 To read more, go to this link.
The Middle Ages and the movies….

Nov 20, 2022

anniversaries, battles, films

Alexander Nevsky, Andrei Rublev, Braveheart, Edward I, Eisenstein, El Cid, Fritz Lang, historical accuracy, Italy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Robert Bartlett, Russia, satire, Scotland, Siegfried. Mel Gibson, Sir William wallace, Spain, Stalinist tyranny, Tarkovsky, The Middle Ages and the Movies, The Name of the Rose, The Seventh Seal, Umberto Eco

“….In The Middle Ages and the Movies eminent historian Robert Bartlett takes a fresh, cogent look at how our view of medieval history has been shaped by eight significant films of the twentieth century. The book ranges from the concoction of sex and nationalism in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, to Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece Siegfried, the art-house classic The Seventh Seal to…
NOW WE HAVE ROBERT–WHY NOT RICHARD?

Feb 19, 2019

films, The play’s the thing

Anne Neville, Benedict Cumberbatch, historical accuracy, historical drama, Outlaw King, Richard III, Robert I, Scotland, Shakespeare, Sharon Kay Penman, The Sunne in Splendour, White Queen, Wydevilles

Netflix will soon be showing a new medieval series, ‘OUTLAW KING’, about Scotland’s Robert the BRUCE. While I have no idea how good the script is or how close the series will stay to the historical record, the costumes and hair styles seem more appropriate to the time than many recent offerings. It’s not overtly…

historical accuracy

Did Geoffrey of Monmouth tell us the truth….?

The Middle Ages and the movies….

NOW WE HAVE ROBERT–WHY NOT RICHARD?