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How to Create Feminist Stories in a Historical Setting

Kendra April 19, 2017 111 7748
We recently got ranty about The White Princess, specifically, the fact that at least one...
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Frenchman's Creek (1989)
  • Seventeenth Century

Reader Request Review: Frenchman’s Creek (1998)

Trystan L. Bass April 18, 2017 11 3023
Many of you suggest historical costume movies and TV shows for us to review,...
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1660 - 1665 - King Charles II by John Michael Wright or studio
  • Man Candy Monday
  • Seventeenth Century

MCM: Charles II

Sarah Lorraine April 17, 2017 19 4166
Filmmakers can’t seem to get enough of Charles II, and frankly, that’s cool by...
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c. 1665 - A Lady Writing a Letter by Johannes Vermeer
  • Forgotten History
  • Top 5 Friday

Writers Who Need Movies Made About Them

Trystan L. Bass April 14, 2017 49 2281
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our...
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Lady Oscar (1979)
  • 18th-Century Quest
  • Eighteenth Century
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TBT: Lady Oscar (1979)

Kendra April 13, 2017 33 9783
A drinking game for 1979’s Lady Oscar: drink every time you see a shitty nylon...
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Elizabeth Bennet
  • Nineteenth Century
  • Woman Crush Wednesday

WCW: Elizabeth Bennet

Kendra April 12, 2017 47 8104
I can’t believe we haven’t done a Woman Candy Wednesday featuring EVERYONE’s favorite (historical)...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
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Gabriella Pescucci: The Frock Flicks Guide

Kendra April 11, 2017 20 6212
Gabriella Pescucci is one of my favorite costume designers, specifically for her work on The...
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Robert Hardy in Elizabeth R (1971)
  • Man Candy Monday
  • Sixteenth Century

MCM: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Trystan L. Bass April 10, 2017 29 5536
The historical figure of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is best known for being...
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Magnificent Century (2011-2014), Muhtesem Yüzyil
  • Sixteenth Century

The Not-So Magnificent Century

Trystan L. Bass April 7, 2017 50 29062
We’ve snarked photos from The Magnificent Century (2011-14), aka Muhtesem Yüzyil, plenty of times...
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1580s, African Slave Woman by Annibale Carracci; 17thc., Dom Miguel de Castro by Albert Eckhout; 1890s American photo
  • Frock Flicks POV

Race and Roles in Historical Costume Dramas

Trystan L. Bass April 6, 2017 120 7412
In an interview with the Sunday Times, actress Thandie Newton commented on the limited roles...
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