Reign: All it cost her
Reign’s series finale reminds us that just because tragic things happen to you, your life isn’t necessarily a tragedy.
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Reign’s twisted history side-steps costume drama for something much more visceral — and real
Reign’s mandate was to dramatize what happened between the lines of historical record, and in so doing, presented something entirely truthful.
Catherine de’Medici: orphan, captive, wife, Queen, mother, politician, survivor
The story of a woman who single-handedly kept France afloat during a time of constant Civil War. And she also sort of invented ballet!
Reign: Blood in the water
Mary finds contentment and security in motherhood — just as the walls begin to crumble around her.
Reign: A Bride. A Box. A Body.
In which Mary Stuart proves herself as the Wonder Woman of the 16th century.
Book review: The Radium Girls: the dark story of America’s shining women, by Kate Moore
If you aren’t familiar with this story (which I wasn’t), the Radium Girls were the dozens of young women who suffered from radium poisoning after working in two factories in
Cleopatra VII: the ambitious Egyptian Queen who did a lot more than (allegedly) die by snakebite
Digging deeper into the feminist history of a Queen best known for her hairstyle and how she (maybe) died.
