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It won't be long and we'll have three great period dramas that will highlight a woman
as the main character.
Two of these shows are based on real historical women who we can identify from history while
another one is based upon fictional characters from a well-known novel.
Either way, you can be sure that those of us at the Fabulous Fierce and Feisty Women
In History channel will be bringing you the true life stories of the main female characters
from these upcoming period dramas.
So let's get started with, The Essex Serpent premiering May 13th on Apple TV plus.
You can get Apple TV plus, all kinds of ways including on cable or streaming on an app
on your smart TV.
If you don't have access, be sure to find a friend who does and who will let you come
watch, Friday nights when the show will be airing.
The Essex Serpent is an TV limited series adaptation of Sarah Perry’s best-selling
2016 novel of the same name.
It is set in 1893 and focuses on a recently widowed woman named Cora Seaborne (played
by Claire Danes).
In the storyline, Cora was married to an abusive man so when he dies she happily escapes Lonbdon
society to pursue a budding interest in paleontology.
Once she hears about a mysterious, dinosaur-like creature dubbed the Essex Serpent, that is
said to live in the Blackwater Estuary of a river that runs through Essex, England;
she is off to uncover the truth of it.
In her pursuit of the truth, Cora forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, played
by Tom Hiddleston, who is married but still manages to declare, "I can't think clearly
when I'm around you."
Meanwhile The Essex Serpent wrecks havoc on the locals and when tragedy strikes, the inhabitants
of the village accuse Cora of attracting the creature.
This is Victorian England remember.
But who is Cora Seaborne based upon, you might ask.
Well, you can be sure we are asking that as well, so stay tuned for at least one, maybe
more, videos about pioneering women in the natural sciences of the Victorian era that
just may be the inspiration for Sarah Perry's fictional character Cora Seaborne.
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BECOMING ELIZABETH
Another TV series coming soon is a Stars original called, Becoming Elizabeth.
It will premiere June 12th and looks like there will be 8 episodes in season one.
German actress, Alicia von Rittberg will be playing a Elizabeth as a teenager.
The series will be, essentially, a coming-of-age story for Queen Elizabeth the first and will
center upon her years just prior to her ascension to the throne of England.
The period would be the 1540s to 1550s and in this series, we are set to learn about
a lesser known traumatic time for Elizabeth that shaped her future decisions about men
and her decision to remain an unmarried queen.
During this time period, Elizabeth experienced an emotional crisis at the hands of her appointed
guardian, Thomas Seymour, that some historians believe affected her for the rest of her life.
It is something that is little talked about in regards to Elizabeth the first as childhood
sexual abuse often is even today.
In addition, the series will give us insight into King Henry the eighth's other children
including his 9-year-old son Edward who takes the throne upon Henry's death and their sister
Mary in which the young children soon find themselves pawns in a game between the great
families of England and the forces of Europe who vie for control of the country.
The third, and one I am most excited to see, is The Woman King, set to air in theaters
Sept 16, 2022 in Canada, Sweden and the USA.
It is an historical movie inspired by true events said to have happened in The Kingdom
of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Dahomey, which was located in modern-day republic of Benin of west Africa, was home to the Dahomey
Amazons, an all-female military unit said to have originated in the 1600s.
The Woman King will be a fictionalized account of one of history's greatest forgotten stories
in which an army of African warrior women heroically averted slavery, colonialism, and
inter-tribal warfare to unify a nation.
The story of The Woman King will follow a known Amazon warrior named Nanisca, played
by Viola Davis as the general of the Amazons, and her daughter named Nawi, who together
fight enemies who violate their honor, enslave their people and threaten to destroy everything
they've lived for.
I am looking forward to making a video about the real historical Dahomey Amazons as soon
as the movie is released.
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