We both grew up with this movie and have strong feelings about it – so it was interesting to investigate it with a historian’s eye! Below, a few resources for further reading:
*This (as always) excellent three-part Lucy Worsley documentary gave us a good overview of the Romanov dynasty.
*This article from the Migration Policy Institute outlines the challenges that Anya, Dimitri, and Vlad would have faced leaving Soviet Russia (besides their brilliant plan to walk at least halfway to Paris).
*Learn more about Rasputin’s outsized influence on the Tsar and his family – and about his ultimate end – from Smithsonian.
*Ogle the movie’s famous tiaras (or at least a replica of one) here and here.
Season 3, Episode 5: Tainted Love Double Feature – "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2003) AND (2008) – Costume Drama Rewind
Tainted love never dies – we review the BBC tv movie version of Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl" from 2003 and the 2008 American movie. Which is worse? Hard to say.
Costume Drama Rewind 