Screen Queens

Fabulous historical queens on film & TV.

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

WCW: Empress Elisabeth (Sissi)

Kendra July 10, 2019

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (nicknamed “Sisi” or “Sissi”) became so when she married Emperor...

Arms of Queen Victoria above the chancel arch, Bottesford, Wikimedia Commons

A Closer Look at Victoria’s Shamrock Gown

Trystan L. Bass April 25, 2019

I really wasn’t paying attention to season three of Victoria (2019), but turning on...

Execution of Mary Queen of Scots Drawing by Robert Beale, 1587

Red & Dead: Mary Queen of Scots’ Execution on Screen

Trystan L. Bass April 9, 2019

On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed, which has, of course...

2015- Versailles

Frock Flicks Guide to Lesser French Queens on Film: 15th c. Onwards

Kendra March 26, 2019

I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...

1955 La Tour de Nesle

Frock Flicks Guide to Lesser French Queens on Film: 4th through 14th centuries

Kendra March 19, 2019

I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...

2010 The King's Speech

Frock Flicks Guide to Lesser British Queens & Empresses on Film: the 20th Century

Kendra March 12, 2019

I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...

1994 The Madness of King George

Frock Flicks Guide to Lesser English/British Queens on Film: Renaissance through 19th Century

Kendra March 5, 2019

I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...

1935 The Crusades

Frock Flicks Guide to Lesser English Queens on Film: the Medieval Era

Kendra February 26, 2019

I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...

PAUL DELAROCHE - Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834

The Frock Flicks Guide to Lady Jane Grey on Film

Trystan L. Bass February 12, 2019

On this day, February 12, in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was executed. She’s best...

Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria (2009)

Going Deeper Into the Costumes of The Young Victoria (2009), Part 2

The Frock Flicks Team January 15, 2019

Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Sabrina, a historical...