Tagged: historical portrait repros

To accompany our podcast for the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons, we'd like to share some of... Read more →

The Scandalous Lady W (2015) is a one-off TV movie that tells the story of Seymour... Read more →

On this day in 1542, Mary Stuart was born. Six days later, she was crowned Mary, Queen of... Read more →

Thanks to the Mill Valley Film Festival, I was able to see The Girl King (2015), a film... Read more →

What could be more lovely on a summer afternoon than a frothy, ruffled bustle gown? The... Read more →

After Snark Week and our recent post on what movies and TV get wrong about 16th-century... Read more →

Catherine of Aragon is frequently misportrayed on screen. Here, we rank casting choices based on how well they resemble the real historical figure.

Which screen Queen Elizabeth I wore the best wired veil? Queen Elizabeth I movie costumes seem to require this piece of fabulosity!

The series covers Elizabeth's life from the last few years of her sister Mary's reign until Queen Elizabeth's death, all in six 85-minute episodes. At least six of Glenda Jackson's costumes are direct recreations from portraits of Elizabeth I, including the well-known Darnley portrait, Phoenix portrait, Armada portrait, and Ditchley portrait.