Sixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday8 TBT: Elizabeth R (1971) By Trystan L. Bass on November 5, 2020 We've talked about this series before. We've praised Glenda Jackson for her portrayal of... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth Century48 Queen Elizabeth I in Movies & TV By Trystan L. Bass on September 10, 2020 While we've gotten close, we have not actually covered every film and TV representation... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide11 Costume Designer Margaret Furse: The Frock Flicks Guide By Trystan L. Bass on November 15, 2018 She won an Oscar, an Emmy, and a BAFTA for costume design, and these wins and all her... Read more →
Woman Crush Wednesday10 WCW: Glenda Jackson By Sarah Lorraine on August 16, 2017 How, I ask you, HOW have we never done a Woman Crush Wednesday featuring Glenda Jackson?... Read more →
Nineteenth Century16 TBT – Ken Russell’s The Music Lovers (1970) By Sarah Lorraine on August 10, 2017 I had this enormous post written out about The Music Lovers (1970), but about 90% of... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyTop 5 Friday14 5 Tilbury Speeches By Trystan L. Bass on November 4, 2016 There is perhaps no greater feminist moment in historical costume film or TV than this,... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth Century16 The Old Elizabeth I: Gross or Glorious? By Sarah Lorraine on June 24, 2016 This article has once more been making the rounds, and as 1/3rd of Frock Flicks, and a... Read more →
Top 5 Friday18 Top Five Portrait Reproductions in Historical Costume Movies By Trystan L. Bass on May 27, 2016 Fans of historical costume tend to gravitate towards historical portraits. We can't help... Read more →
Sixteenth CenturyTop 5 Friday10 Top Five Elizabethan Movies & TV Series By Trystan L. Bass on February 6, 2015 After Snark Week and our recent post on what movies and TV get wrong about 16th-century... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth Century4 Who Wore It Better? Queen Elizabeth I’s Wired Veil & Ruff By Kendra on December 29, 2014 Which screen Queen Elizabeth I wore the best wired veil? Queen Elizabeth I movie costumes seem to require this piece of fabulosity!
