Ophelia

<p>This week we're traveling back to. . . um. . . well, let's just go with Old Timey Times, because we're talking about 2018's Ophelia! Join us to learn more about queens who have murdered their husbands, medieval clothing, conflicts between Norway and Denmark, how people in the Middle Ages talked about Adam and Eve, lots of discussion of when the heck this is taking place, and more!</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Background:</p> <p>Nell Minow, "Ophelia" RogerEbert.com (28 June 2019), https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ophelia-2019.<br /> Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ophelia_2019<br /> IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690810/</p> <p>Queens Who Murdered Their Kings:</p> <p>Hadley Meares, "6 Spurned Royal Women Who Triumphed Over Their Husbands," History (22 August 2018). https://www.history.com/news/spurned-women-who-triumphed-over-their-royal-husbands<br /> Melody Kramer, "World Leaders Who Killed Their Lovers," National Geographic (30 August 2013). https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/130830-kings-execution-royalty-henry-kim-jung-un-north-korea<br /> Carolyn Harris, "Medieval Mothers Had to Marry and Murder to Get Their Way," Smithsonian Magazine (12 May 2017). https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/medieval-mothers-had-marry-and-murder-get-their-way-180963282/<br /> John Cannon, "Cnut," "Emma of Normandy," and "Edward," A Dictionary of British History (Oxford University Press, 2015).<br /> "Edward the Confessor (c.1003-1066)," https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_confessor.shtml<br /> "Emma of Normandy," The British Library, https://www.bl.uk/people/queen-emma<br /> https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/monarchy</p> <p>Norwegian Conflicts with Denmark:</p> <p>"The Kalmar Union," Encyclopedia Britannica, available at https://www.britannica.com/place/Kalmar-Union<br /> Timeline of Danish History, Lonely Planet: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark/background/history/timeline/a/nar/2bc06199-020c-4d0c-b085-b183b55a7372/358836<br /> Michael Price, "Thousand Year Ol