An Historian About... 15 October 2023
Hello again dear readers!
Well, the year is moving on at a quick pace now. While most people here are well into the Halloween spirit, I’m already busy booking into podcasts and interviews for the holiday season. (If you are a person who wants to chat with me about holiday history, please let me know now so I can hold space!) This is what I’m truly happy doing, so I am happy to be into the holiday spirit already. I have been getting into the mysterious spirit through a daily game (my rec is below!)
I’m finally catching up in terms of television shows, and I finally watched Ted Lasso. While I’m obviously several years late on this one, it is nice to see some positive media out there for a change. If you’ve got any Ted Lasso-esque recommendations, please send them my way!
Unfortunately, we’ve got some not-so-great period drama news in my opinion. If you aren’t following me on TikTok, you might have missed this from me. We finally have a trailer for the new version of The Buccaneers from Apple TV, and I think it will be brutal. I don’t require accuracy in my period dramas, but I also don’t think that everything needs to be “dumbed down” to appeal to younger generations. We also found out that the final season of The Crown will be split into two parts- four episodes will drop on November 16 and six episodes on December 14. I think it’s a cheap ploy from Netflix to drag out a show that has really fallen in popularity, and as I didn’t finish the fifth season of the show, I don’t know that I will be swooping back to watch these. Do you agree with me on The Buccaneers and The Crown, or do you think I’m just nuts?
What is included in this newsletter?
I’ve got extra recommendations for you this week, a timely period drama review, a book that I loved, some royal history that is darker than most, and of course, my thoughts on current royal news items. (Are the Waleses doing enough? And why are we seeing just so much of Prince Christian right now?)
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