TBT: Little Gloria (Vanderbilt) … Happy at Last (1982)
Gloria Vanderbilt (1924-2019) recently passed away, and the news reports made me realize I didn't know much about her besides 1. famous last name and... Read more →
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WCW: Olivia Williams
I feel like Olivia Williams can sometimes be overlooked! She has a quiet, demure thing going on when she's in historical films, so maybe that's why.... Read more →
How the Spanish Princess Fucks Up Early Tudor Costume
We have been all over the Starz TV miniseries adaptation of a Philippa Fucking Gregory book, The Spanish Princess. This production purports to tell... Read more →
WCW: Juana of Castile – “Juana la loca”
Joanna of Castile, aka Juana la loca, was Queen of Castile (in central Spain) from 1504 and Aragon (ditto) from 1516. She became heir to the thrones... Read more →
Top 5 Ways The Spanish Princess Gets 16th C. Spanish Costume Wrong
We have been all over the Starz TV miniseries adaptation of a Philippa Fucking Gregory book, The Spanish Princess. This production purports to tell... Read more →
WCW: Empress Elisabeth (Sissi)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (nicknamed "Sisi" or "Sissi") became so when she married Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1854. Originally Bavarian royalty,... Read more →
Top 5 Ways The Spanish Princess Gets the History Wrong
So, The Spanish Princess's first season has just ended. I recapped every episode, possibly because I am a saint, but really because I kept cackling... Read more →
WCW: Carice van Houten
To most of us, she's Melisandre from the just-ended Game of Thrones. And as that's one of my favorite characters, she's been on my brain! Van Houten... Read more →
The Spanish Princess Recap: Episode 8
It’s Festivus, aka, The Spanish Princess (2019), Starz’ new adaptation of a Philippa Fucking Gregory book about Catherine of Aragon, has... Read more →
WCW: Alex Kingston
To many of us, Alex Kingston is Moll Flanders or River Song. Trystan is right, she SHOULD do a lot more frock flicks! But she's actually done far... Read more →
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