Elizabeth has always been one of my favourite historical dramas, and possibly the favourite. And, being the innocent boy I was when I last watched it, I thought it was fairly correct, history-wise. Now, I’m less sure.
Obviously, the fact that historical events are be portrayed in a dramatic narrative should always bring out one’s inner [...]
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Elizabeth
2007-11-08 — Quote of the Day
“Some sixty years later the dispute between king and Church flared up again. This time it took the form of a quarrel between Henry II (1154-1189) [of England] and Thomas Becket [...] Just as in the case of the emperor Henry IV [of the Holy Roman Empire] and Pope Gregory VII, personalities played their part [...]
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