6/26/2023 0 Comments The she wolves of england![]() ![]() ![]() Formulaic phrases rang out louder than they should have when ranged against her otherwise authoritative delivery, which had no place for loose generalisations. Matilda had “lost the battle, but won the war”. “How far we’ve come, how little we’ve changed,” she said. That she carried the programme was both a boon and a drawback. With Henry II absent much of the time crusading, Eleanor ended up de facto ruler of England In a refreshingly unfussy, old-fashioned touch, Dr Castor directly addressed the camera or provided the voiceover. Snatches from historic documents were read out by other voices but there were no talking heads, another plus. Equally thankfully, purposeful striding was at a minimum – although close-ups of pounding horse’s hooves to suggest urgency were overused. But with only one contemporary image apiece for Matilda and Eleanor, visual material was lacking.įortunately, the gap wasn’t filled by clichéd set-ups of Dr Castor poring over medieval manuscripts. ![]() With an audience beyond the niches of either a history readership or gender studies, the book is a natural for television with clearly told, linear stories that resonate despite dating back at least 600 years. The programme’s sensational title was a given. She Wolves brought Castor’s book She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth to television. ![]()
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