Book review: 1922: Scenes from a Turbulent Year by Nick Rennison (Oldcastle Books, 2021) 1922 was a year of great turbulence and upheaval. Its events
Film review: The Untouchables (1987), directed by Brian De Palma tl;dr: Well-dressed but historically inaccurate. Rant ahoy! It’s 1930 and notorious gangster Al Capone (Robert
TV film review: Bloody Sunday (2002), written and directed by Paul Greengrass When I saw this film was going to be on, I just thought
I’ll make two posts with a double whammy of Richarding, because they will be on the trail of two different Richards: Armitage and the Third.
Book review: Stealing Heaven by Marion Meade (FONTANA/Collins, 1989 [1979]) HISTORY’S MOST DARING LOVERS… Peter Abelard, the celebrated 12th century philosopher, and his prize pupil,
TV series review: Up the Women, series 1 (BBC Four, 2013) The Banbury Intricate Crafts Circle are a group of women somewhere around the early
Film review: The King’s Speech (2010), directed by Tom Hooper The King’s Speech is currently number 166 on the IMDb Top 250 list, and is
Film review: The Madness of King George (1994), directed by Nicholas Hytner Based upon the Alan Bennett play by the same name, The Madness of
Film review: Braveheart (1995), directed by Mel Gibson We’re in Scotland in the 1200s. Young William Wallace (James Robinson) loses his dad when the father