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Eight of the best royal films, from The Queen to The Favourite

Hollywood has revelled in tales of royal exploits

The Independent UK

A non-binary Joan of Arc? Great. Now theatre should take the next step

Letter: Louise Branch calls for playwrights to portray male historical figures such as Henry V as non-binary or trans

The Guardian - UK

Game of Thrones: Emilia Clarke confirms that Jon Snow spin-off series starring Kit Harington is in development

The King in the North could be returning to our screens in for a new series

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15 Captivating Films About Royal Life and the Monarchy

Watch these movies if you wish there was more of 'The Crown' on the way.

Marie Claire

'Bloody-hunting slaughtermen', sieges and 'lechery': what does Shakespeare tell us of war?

Only two days separate Anzac Day and Shakespeare’s (presumed) birthday and actual death-day. This proximity is coincidental. But amid a war in Ukraine, being reported in horrifyingly graphic detail from the point of view of the victims, and given Shakespeare is the world’s most-quoted, most-performed and most studied writer, it…

The Conversation

St George's Day 2022: He wasn't England's first patron saint and 8 other facts

He wasn't English, never visited England and wasn't even the country's first patron saint, so who was St George? We reveal all

Chronicle Live

Truly Madly review – the deadly desire of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Biographer Stephen Galloway’s purple prose does its best to give a romantic sheen to a famously troubled relationship

The Guardian - UK

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War in Europe: Why it's not shocking

The last 75 years of peace (mostly) in Europe are an illusion: Historically, it's the heartland of global conflict

Salon

The week in theatre: Henry V; Our Generation – review

Kit Harington’s a natural as Shakespeare’s military monarch, while Alecky Blythe’s long-awaited new verbatim play captures five years of teenage introspection

The Guardian - UK

Henry V review – Kit Harington’s corporate tyrant wages war

The Game of Thrones star impresses in an uneven production balancing boardroom and battlefield

The Guardian - UK

Kit Harington on Henry V and life after Jon Snow: ‘We need to start dealing with male anger’

As the Game of Thrones star swaps furs for modern dress to play Shakespeare’s monarch, he reflects on what the play tells us about masculinity, and how it addresses the issues that drove his struggle with addiction

The Guardian - UK

Best Netflix war movies in July 2024

These are the best Netflix war movies that tell the thrilling true stories behind mankind's most brutal, harrowing battles. Here are the top picks to stream next.

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