
“My Lady Jane” may be chock full of corsets but this is not your average bodice ripper. A feminist retelling of the life of Lady Jane Grey – famous for being on the throne for a mere nine days before she got the chop (literally) – the series stars Emily Bader as a kickass Jane who dreams of running away from her overbearing mother and forced marriage to write a compendium about medicinal herbs.
The show, which drops today on Prime Video and is based on the books of the same name, also contains plenty of cursing (not the magical kind), anachronisms and a sprinkle of romantasy (a sub-plot involves persecution of people who can turn into animals at will). So it’s not surprising that showrunners Gemma Burgess and Meredith Glynn took delight in peppering the show with both Tudor and pop culture references including, in no particular order, Mark Smeaton...
The show, which drops today on Prime Video and is based on the books of the same name, also contains plenty of cursing (not the magical kind), anachronisms and a sprinkle of romantasy (a sub-plot involves persecution of people who can turn into animals at will). So it’s not surprising that showrunners Gemma Burgess and Meredith Glynn took delight in peppering the show with both Tudor and pop culture references including, in no particular order, Mark Smeaton...
- 6/27/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV

England in 1536, a time when King Henry VIII started beefing with the Catholic Church because divorce was a hard ask even for a King back then. Jokes aside, the age of Reformation brought a whole lot of changes to the country, and big and powerful monasteries got the worst end of the bargain. Based on C. J. Sansom’s series of epic historical fiction novels, Arthur Hughes is Matthew Shardlake, a king’s emissary who must ensure the dissolution of Saint Donatus.
Spoilers Ahead
Why does Lord Cromwell send Shardlake to Scarnsea?
Lord Cromwell receives a letter from the monastery informing him that his commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been murdered in the kitchen of Saint Donatus. Cromwell’s advisor Jack Barak suggests that an investigation must follow, and he seeks the hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake to go to Scarnsea and find out what happened to Singleton. Singleton’s job was...
Spoilers Ahead
Why does Lord Cromwell send Shardlake to Scarnsea?
Lord Cromwell receives a letter from the monastery informing him that his commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been murdered in the kitchen of Saint Donatus. Cromwell’s advisor Jack Barak suggests that an investigation must follow, and he seeks the hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake to go to Scarnsea and find out what happened to Singleton. Singleton’s job was...
- 5/3/2024
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives

Even though the show Shardlake is purely a work of fiction, a few of the real-life historical events it’s based on make it more intriguing. The Reformation in England under King Henry VIII remains an important part of the history of England, and one of the key players in executing the reformation was Lord Cromwell. Serving as the principal advisor to King Henry, Cromwell shut monasteries down all over the country. In this article, we’re going to look into the depths of this ruthless and inhumane historical figure, portrayed by the wonderful Sean Bean.
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Why did Cromwell conspire to execute Anne Boleyn?
Historically speaking, it was Anne herself who promoted Thomas Cromwell to be the King’s advisor. Anne supported King Henry’s religious and political beliefs, and she was an active part of the earlier stages of Reformation. After Elizabeth I’s birth, Anne suffered...
Spoilers Ahead
Why did Cromwell conspire to execute Anne Boleyn?
Historically speaking, it was Anne herself who promoted Thomas Cromwell to be the King’s advisor. Anne supported King Henry’s religious and political beliefs, and she was an active part of the earlier stages of Reformation. After Elizabeth I’s birth, Anne suffered...
- 5/2/2024
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
Ok, you can admit it now -- you loved "Downton Abbey" just like the rest of us. The show captured almost everyone's attention for as long as it was on the air and introduced TV devotees to the glory that is British period television. Once viewers found out that the updated versions of these (mostly) historical events were packed with salacious details, torrid affairs, sassy grandmas, and so much more, they were in for the duration.
Now that you're obsessed with British period shows, whether they're loosely based on true events, like "The Tudors," or are works of fiction set in historical times, similar to "Outlander" (sometimes referred to as a British-American show hybrid), get to know the handful of usual suspects that we can't help but notice make their mark in nigh every show.
1. Privileged White Male Who Is Struggling With ... Something
This one is a no-brainer. It's basically...
Now that you're obsessed with British period shows, whether they're loosely based on true events, like "The Tudors," or are works of fiction set in historical times, similar to "Outlander" (sometimes referred to as a British-American show hybrid), get to know the handful of usual suspects that we can't help but notice make their mark in nigh every show.
1. Privileged White Male Who Is Struggling With ... Something
This one is a no-brainer. It's basically...
- 5/30/2016
- by Chelsea Perrotty
- Moviefone
David Crow Apr 10, 2019
We examine the real life historical influences on Margaery and Loras Tyrell, as well as their current crisis on Game of Thrones.
The most recent seasons of Game of Thrones have been devastating on the King's Landing power players for a legion of reasons. But as we move into Game of Thrones Season 8, it's good to remember just how Cersei Lannister gained her seemingly cursed crown by politically targeting perceived enemies and then destroying them. And none more thoroughly earned her ire than Margaery and Loras Tyrell, the golden children of Highgarden with a refreshingly healthier sibling relationship than others in the Red Keep.
Always the schemer with her eyes on the prize—whether or not that prize actually corresponds with reality—Cersei spent all of season 5 orchestrating with smiling malevolence the destruction of the young queen who had usurped her in the people and courtiers’ hearts,...
We examine the real life historical influences on Margaery and Loras Tyrell, as well as their current crisis on Game of Thrones.
The most recent seasons of Game of Thrones have been devastating on the King's Landing power players for a legion of reasons. But as we move into Game of Thrones Season 8, it's good to remember just how Cersei Lannister gained her seemingly cursed crown by politically targeting perceived enemies and then destroying them. And none more thoroughly earned her ire than Margaery and Loras Tyrell, the golden children of Highgarden with a refreshingly healthier sibling relationship than others in the Red Keep.
Always the schemer with her eyes on the prize—whether or not that prize actually corresponds with reality—Cersei spent all of season 5 orchestrating with smiling malevolence the destruction of the young queen who had usurped her in the people and courtiers’ hearts,...
- 5/19/2015
- Den of Geek
Wolf Hall concludes its superlative series with an episode that makes historical tragedy come alive...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Master Of Phantoms
A TV show that can make its audience feel every shaking, terrible moment of a death so muffled by historical wadding that it’s now more playground rhyme than human drama is something to cherish. And something to miss like a brother now that it’s gone.
Wolf Hall made Anne Boleyn’s beheading so rightly, wretchedly real that we could have been watching an online video of one of its horrendous modern day counterparts. With none of Debbie Wiseman’s delicately intuitive score to accompany Anne’s journey to the scaffold, deliberately, you could barely hear her final words over the sound of wind and flapping cloth. Director Peter Kosminsky positioned the audience as an onlooker in the crowd, complicit in an execution we all knew was coming,...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Master Of Phantoms
A TV show that can make its audience feel every shaking, terrible moment of a death so muffled by historical wadding that it’s now more playground rhyme than human drama is something to cherish. And something to miss like a brother now that it’s gone.
Wolf Hall made Anne Boleyn’s beheading so rightly, wretchedly real that we could have been watching an online video of one of its horrendous modern day counterparts. With none of Debbie Wiseman’s delicately intuitive score to accompany Anne’s journey to the scaffold, deliberately, you could barely hear her final words over the sound of wind and flapping cloth. Director Peter Kosminsky positioned the audience as an onlooker in the crowd, complicit in an execution we all knew was coming,...
- 2/25/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Season 4 of the CW’s The Vampire Diaries is creeping up on us and another new face to Mystic Falls awaits us this fall. David Alpay is coming into town, filling a role we heard about last month. As you know, some of the Tvd gang is graduating from high school and attending the local college (the same one Jenna - Sarah Canning – was at). Back in July we learned about a new character stemming from this new setting, one Professor Shane, who has ties to Katerina Graham’s Bonnie Bennett and her family. Enter Alpay.
According to TVline Professor Shane will be a recurring a character that will debut in the fourth episode of the season. The word last month was that Vampire Diaries heads might want to rewatch an episode from Tvd season 2 titled “Bad Moon Rising” to catch some thread Alpay’s appearance will initially play off of.
According to TVline Professor Shane will be a recurring a character that will debut in the fourth episode of the season. The word last month was that Vampire Diaries heads might want to rewatch an episode from Tvd season 2 titled “Bad Moon Rising” to catch some thread Alpay’s appearance will initially play off of.
- 8/21/2012
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron


David Alpay has signed up to appear in the second season of The Borgias. The actor has landed a major recurring role in the show, Deadline reports. His character Calvino is an Italian prince who becomes a suitor for Lucrezia (Holliday Grainger). Alpay is probably best known for his role as Mark Smeaton in Showtime's former historical series The Tudors. His other credits include guest appearances in shows including Rizzoli & Isles, Fairly Legal and Dollhouse. He recently appeared (more)...
- 8/19/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Horror author Cinsearae S. enlightens us with this history and description of her new horror novel Boleyn - Tudor Vampire, in which Anne escapes death at the hands of her husband Henry VIII by becoming a vampire - and seeking revenge. In the line of new horror mixing classics with horror elements (think Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Boleyn - Tudor Vampire is a bright spot that we thinks needs a read...
By Cinsearae S.
Anne Boleyn was a very astute, intelligent, and crafty woman in her time, playing a huge role in the religious upheaval of that era which separated England from the Catholic church. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of their child, Queen Elizabeth I. Many have spoken of her charm, wit, and musical talents, among many other things, which could have possibly helped to outshine her bland looks--although other writers of...
By Cinsearae S.
Anne Boleyn was a very astute, intelligent, and crafty woman in her time, playing a huge role in the religious upheaval of that era which separated England from the Catholic church. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of their child, Queen Elizabeth I. Many have spoken of her charm, wit, and musical talents, among many other things, which could have possibly helped to outshine her bland looks--although other writers of...
- 6/15/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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