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 2, Episode 1: "Gettysburg" (1993) – Costume Drama Rewind
We're back from our summer break and kicking off our second season with "Gettysburg," the 1993 war epic, directed by Ron Maxwell and starring Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger, Kevin Conway, and Stephen Lang. Instead of just walking you through each part of the battle, in this episode, we're here to provide some context for what happened during these three days, what the stakes were for the Union and the Confederacy, and what the result meant for the American Civil War going forward.*Despite what "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" may have told you, there appear to have been no actual vampires in the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Season 2, Episode 1: "Gettysburg" (1993)
- Season 1, Episode 23: Harvest Time – A Farewell to Jo March Madness and Season Finale
- Season 1, Episode 22: Jo March Madness Round 3: "Little Women" (2018) vs. (2019)
- Season 1, Episode 21: Jo March Madness Round 2: "Little Women" 1994 vs. 2017
- Season 1, Episode 20.5: Jo March Madness Minisode – Louisa May Alcott
