4 seasons on Netflix The show takes place after Henry the 8th’s time. Follows the beginning of Mary Queen of Scotland’s reign. Starts in 1557 when Mary is 15 years old living in a convent in France. Mary Stuart was crowned queen of Scotland at 6 days old. Her father was Henry 8th’s nephew, King James. Her mother Marie de Guise arranged a marriage between Mary Stuart and the dauphin of France, Francis. At the age of six, Mary was sent to France to live with her future husband. After two failed attempts on her life, Queen Catherine de Medici … Continue reading Reign Tv Show review

Another show down…. Beware of the adult content and time skips. This has the most time skips of all the shows on my list (in my opinion) and for good reason….It spans for about 20 years. 4 seasons and about 40 episodes telling the story of a most famous King Henry VIII and his 6 wives. Season 1 starts almost 15 years after Henry Tudor became king. In the first episode we are introduce to the still young king and his slightly older queen. This is the first Queen is Queen Catherine of Aragon. She the younger daughter of the … Continue reading The Tudors Review

A historical drama television show that is based off two more of Philippa Gregory’s books: The Constant Princess and The King’s Curse. The Spanish Princess is the third show in the three-part series, after The White Queen and The White Princess. Currently there are only 1 season of the Spanish Princess available. The second season will premiere in the Fall. The 1st season only has 8 episodes. Each episode is 1 hour long. This show centres around Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess who became Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VII. It also centres around … Continue reading The Spanish Princess review

The White Princess, just like The White Queen, is only available through Starz and Cable. It only has 1 season with 8 episodes. This is one of the fastest time jump show. It starts off maybe a week or so after the The White Queen. It moves on from the White Queen and showcases Queen Elizabeth’s daughter becoming Queen and marrying the newly crowned King Henry VII. The show is based off two of Philippa Gregory’s books: The White Princess & The King’s Curse. The eight episodes tell the story of Henry VII and Princess Elizabeth’s marriage while they and their … Continue reading The White Princess

Tomorrow we shall start watching the White Princess. This is the continuation of where we left off in the White Queen. King Henry VII(7th) is too wed Elizabeth of York and their mothers must come to terms with this new reality…. Tonight however, we are finishing the Moon Summit Mystery with Hunt a killer….   Let me know if there is any movies you want me to watch and review!!! I love watching new movies!!! Continue reading Next up…

The White Queen is based off a historical fiction book series written by Philippa Gregory named The Cousins’ War. The individual books are The White Queen, The Red Queen and the Kingmaker’s Daughter. It is set during the War of the Roses but focuses more on the women involved.  It starts in 1464, after nines years of war in England between two royal families fighting over the throne of England. The house of York and the house of Lancaster. For generations the house of Lancaster reigned in England until 1455, when King Henry VI seemed crazy and his strong-willed french … Continue reading The White Queen

Sex, Power, Murder, Amen is correct…. This show starts off in Rome during 1492. Yes that is the same year Lorenzo de’ Medici (the Magnificent), leading Florentine statesman and patron of the arts during Florentine Renaissance, dies at 43. However while the great Medici leader died in Florence, Pope Innocent VII also died which started the papal reign of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia. It took just a few days, but with the help of his bastard children, the cardinal became Pope Alexander VI. The three season show follows the family’s rise as they navigate their new life. The Borgias were a … Continue reading Borgias