Netflix’s eight-episode Bridgerton (2020), the latest period drama to grace our screens, is the first of what could be many series of Julia Quinn’s eight-part Bridgerton historical romance novels set in Regency England. Based on Quinn’s The Duke and I, Bridgerton [S1] is … Continue reading
Lancaster House in London has been a popular film location for many period dramas. In the last decade it’s been the predominant location for the interior of Buckingham Palace in the following dramas: Bridgerton (2020) Vanity Fair (2018) The Crown … Continue reading
“I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long.” Marie … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, I present you the period drama of the year! In one word, the Downton Abbey (2019) film is sublime. Four years after the beloved series ended in 2015, the movie is finally gracing the big screens on … Continue reading
Happy Palaces Day! Today’s featured palace is not a tourist destination and can only be admired from the exterior by castle-visitors. One of its former inhabitants was the Pope Emeritus Benedikt XVI! Schloss Fürstenried in Greater Munich began as a … Continue reading
The Lady and the Rose 