The Favourite

<p>Today we're traveling back to early-18th-century England with The Favourite! Join us for a discussion of Sarah Churchill, baroque dancing, duck racing, whether or not Queen Anne really had all those pet rabbits, and more!</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Rabbits/Queen Anne's Health:</p> <p>Hannah Greig, "The Favourite: The Real History Behind the New Queen Anne Film," History Extra, available at https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/real-history-the-favourite-film-queen-anne-olivia-colman-hannah-greig/<br /> HE Hemson, "For Want of An Heir: The Obstetrical History of Queen Anne," British Medical Journal 304, 6838 (1992)<br /> Elizabeth Lane Furdell, "Medical Personnel at the Court of Queen Anne," The Historian 48, 3 (1986)</p> <p>Film Background:<br /> Off Set, "'You can look as awful as possible!': Olivia Colman on mud baths and her The Favourite make-under," YouTube (7 January 2019). https://youtu.be/-ffDZBXTrXE<br /> "When Sex Scenes Go Wrong," Graham Norton Show https://youtu.be/y-9hRmaoCTg<br /> BBC Radio 1 "It's a bit ropey!" https://youtu.be/zLDCiq4UQEU<br /> CBS This Morning, "Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz call "The Favourite" a "high-stakes 'Mean Girls'" YouTube (9 November 2018). https://youtu.be/3yilBo3GGQ8<br /> IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083738/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_favourite_2018<br /> Heather Hogan, ""The Favourite" Review: Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone Out-Gay Each Other in Twisted Majesty," Autostraddle (3 December 2018). https://www.autostraddle.com/the-favourite-review-rachel-weisz-and-emma-stone-out-gay-each-other-in-twisted-majesty/<br /> SAG-AFTRA Foundation, "Conversations with The Favourite," YouTube (9 November 2018). https://youtu.be/upCcaXXk_Cs</p> <p>"I Have Spoken"</p> <p>The Secret Garden clip: https://youtu.be/oSorBOm828U</p> <p>Sarah Churchill:</p> <p>Charles Littleton, "The politics of the royal bedchamber: what The Favourite does (and does not) tell us about party, Parliament and the court of Queen Anne," The History of Parlia