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A Little Chaos (2014): A commitment travesty
By Anna Knutsson @annaknutsson Anna Knutsson is an MPhil student in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge. She is currently researching expressions of female involvement in medicine in Renaissance Florence. Director: Alan Rickman Cast: Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Alan Rickman, Jennifer Ehle, Matthias Schoenaerts, Helen McCrory. Lack of commitment is a constant complaint of…
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‘Marie Antoinette’: the true stories behind the BBC/Canal+ drama
By Zara Kesterton, @zarakesterton Warning: Contains spoilers! On 29 December 2022, the BBC released its new historical drama about the life of French queen Marie-Antoinette, which was produced in association with Canal+ and written by The Favourite’s Deborah Davis. I am currently writing my PhD on fashion during the reign of Marie-Antoinette, so I was intrigued to see…
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