Tudors and Stuarts on Film Historical Perspectives [Paperback]

Why should films be historically accurate? Why are some monarchs popular subjects in film and others virtually ignored? Leading historians analyze films set in Tudor and Stuart Britain, exploring their historical context and their accuracy. They explore the preoccupations of the filmmakers, the sources they used and each film's reception.
Why should films be historically accurate? Why are some monarchs popular subjects in film and others virtually ignored? Leading historians analyze films set in Tudor and Stuart Britain, exploring their historical context and their accuracy. They explore the preoccupations of the filmmakers, the sources they used and each film's reception.
Notes on the Contributors.- List of Illustrations.- Introduction: T.Freeman.- A Tyrant for All Seasons: Henry VIII on Film: T.Freeman.- Saints and Cinemas: 'A Man for All Seasons': P.Marshall.- 'Anne of a Thousand Days': G.Richardson.- Lady Jane Grey on Film: C.Levin.- From Hatfield to Hollywood: Elizabeth I on Film: S.Doran.- Lady in Waiting: Young Elizabeth Tudor on Film: J.Richards.- Kapur's 'Elizabeth': C.Haigh.- 'Mary Queen of Scots': J.Guy.- The Armada, War and Propaganda in the Cinema: W.Coster.- 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' and the Romanticization of Elizabethan Politics: P.Hammer.- 'Shakespeare in Love': Elizabeth I as Dea ex Machina: B.Usher.- 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age': A Sign of the Times; V. Westbrook.- Oliver Cromwell and the Civil Wars: J.Morrill.- The Unfilmed Oliver Cromwell: D.Smith.- 'lÃa