Judi Dench
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My latest target for research is the English garrison/bastion of Brest, on the coast of Brittany, specifically the final years of the 14th century before it was handed back to the Bretons. My interest had been aroused when reading Ducal Brittany 1364-1399, by Michael Jones. In it I learned of the practice of…
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Films about the monarchy in Britain….
Alexander III, Andrea Riseborough, Anne, Anne Boleyn, annulments, Arthur, Bannockburn, Braveheart, Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Claire Foy, Colin Firth, Dumfries, Earls of Carrick, Edward I, Edward II, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Emily Blunt, executions, George III, George VI, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, insanity, Jenna Coleman, John Comyn, Judi Dench, Mary Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, Mel Gibson, monarchs, Mrs. Brown, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Colman, Outlaw King, Reformation, Regency, Robert I, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Johansson, Scotland, Shakespeare, The Crown, The Favourite, The Hollow Crown, The King’s Speech, The Madness of George III, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen, The Young Victoria, Victoria, Victoria and Abdul, W.E., Wallis Simpson, William WallaceNot that I think William Wallace counts as part of the British monarchy. I don’t believe Old Longshanks would have had any of that! Anyway, to read an article about films concerning various kings and queens, go here. But where’s King Arthur?????
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