Kenneth Branagh

An Interview With… Thomas Dennis

Apr 12, 2025

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A Matter of Life and Death, A Voice for Richard, Battle of Bosworth, Henry Tudor, Henry V, history, Interview, jousting, Kenneth Branagh, Knight in shining armour, Knights, Lancaster, Princes in the Tower, Richard III, Thomas Dennis, Warwick Castle, When Darkness Falls, York, York vs Lancaster

This is the first in a proposed series of interviews with notable people associated with King Richard III. A short while ago, I was lucky enough to interview Thomas Dennis, the young actor who recreated the voice of Richard III. He was chosen, not only for his acting ability (which has garnered great reviews), but…
Dan Snow video on some of our kings and queens, including Richard III….

Mar 23, 2025

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“Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Colin Firth, Dan Snow, Edward I, Edward II, Edward VII, Edward VIII, George III, George IV, George V, George VI, Henry V, Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Colman, Patrick McGoohan, Piers Gaveston, Queen Anne, Richard III

Dan Snow may be a popular historian, always on TV, always praised and admired, but he seldom comes in for any thumbs-up from Ricardians. Well, like most of today’s TV-historians, he’s pro-Tudor. And that, folks, means putting their Rosa Klebb boots into Richard III. So when this link https://shorturl.at/nlCnD turned up and I saw it…
Would YOU include some of these in a list of all-time best historical films…?

Aug 14, 2022

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A Man for all Seasons, Amanda Barrie, Anastasia, Azincourt, Carry On Cleo, Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II, Henry V, Henry VIII, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Williams, Liz Taylor, More, musicals, Nicholas II, Paul Scofield, Peter O’Toole, Rasputin, Richard Burton, Richard III, Romanovs, Russian Revolution, Sid James, Sir Ian McKellen, The King, The King and I, The Lion in Winter, The Other Boleyn Girl, Timothee Chalomet

Here’s an interesting list of the “best historical royalty” films. Interesting….and peculiar. As well as some excellent period-based movies we have the likes of The King and I, the animated Anastasia musical and the Taylor-Burton Cleopatra. Maybe the latter will be acceptable to many, but to me it was a circus because of what…

Kenneth Branagh

An Interview With… Thomas Dennis

Dan Snow video on some of our kings and queens, including Richard III….

Would YOU include some of these in a list of all-time best historical films…?