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Francis Walsingham

2010-07-13T09:08:55Z

Agnes Kocot: Created page with '== Sir Francis Walsingham == Sir Francis Walsingham was born in 1532 and died 1590. In 1568 he became secretary of state under Elizabeth I. He was a a disciplined protestant and …'

== Sir Francis Walsingham ==
Sir Francis Walsingham was born in 1532 and died 1590. In 1568 he became secretary of state under Elizabeth I. He was a a disciplined protestant and was abroad during the reign of Mary I. Francis Walsingham established an efficient espionage system and was able to prevent conspiracies like the Throgmorton plot and the Babington plot against Elizabeth I.
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'''Sources'''
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''Conyers, Read: Walsingham and Burghley in Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council. In: The English Historical Review, Vol. 28, No. 109, pp. 34-58.''
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''http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/spying_01.shtml#two''

User:Agnes Kocot

2010-06-01T20:19:02Z

Agnes Kocot: Created page with '==Elizabeth The Golden Age (film) == The heritage film Elizabeth The Golden Age, directed by Shkhar Kapur, was released in 2007. Screenwriters are Michael Hirst and William Nichi…'

==Elizabeth The Golden Age (film) ==
The heritage film Elizabeth The Golden Age, directed by Shkhar Kapur, was released in 2007. Screenwriters are Michael Hirst and William Nichiloson.

The film starts in 1585 and portays the matured queen (Cate Blanchett) during the crisis with Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton) and the war with Spain. Mary Stuart plots with Phillip of Spain against Elizabeth. Phillip and the pope want to replace Elizabeth, who is a usurper in their eyes, with Mary Stuart,the catholic cousin next in line of succession. With her true adviser Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush) Elizabeth is able to overcome the political obstacles.

In the same manner as in the first film Elizabeth is shown as a woman with sexual desires and the longing for a romance which is indicated through the adventurer and sailor Walter Raleigh (played by Clive Owen). But again she decides against love and desires and follows her fate as the devine virgin queen.

Historians are not convinced of the film. They think it is a travesty of history and grossly inaccurate.

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== Sources: ==

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/nov/06/1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/nov/04/drama.romance

Loades, David: Elizabeth I. New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2006.

Elizabeth (film)

2010-05-03T08:45:43Z

Agnes Kocot:

Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (film)
== Headline text ==

Shekhar Kapur is an Indian director known for films like Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers and the films on Elizabeth I..
His first film about Elizabeth I. deals with the early years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign and puts her self-discovery and the growing of her self-confidence at the centre of attention. Elizabeth has to overcome her her sister Mary, who put her in the Tower, she has to go through the passionate liason with Lord Robert Dudley, has to find out who is with and against her and she has to decide about the question of marriage and succession.
This film belongs to the genre of heritage. Heritage films establish pictures of a romanticised Britain, they create a vision of England and operate as cultural ambassadors. The setting, the landscape, costumes and props play a crucial role for this genre and explain the success of films like Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth is enacted by Cate Blanchett, Francis Walsingham by Geoffrey Rush and Lord Robert Dudley by Joseph Fiennes. The film was released in 1998 and was nominated for 7 Oscars.

Sources:
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http://www.imdb.com/
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Elizabth. Universal Studios. 1998.DVD.
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Higson, Andrew. "Heritage Cinema and Television." In: Moreley, David/Robins, Kevin. British Cultural Studies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Moss, David. "A Queen for whose Time? Elizabeth I as Icon for the twentieth Century."The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2006.

Elizabeth (film)

2010-05-03T08:43:23Z

Agnes Kocot: Shekhar Kapur, an Indian director, released a film on Elizabeth I. in 1998.

Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (film)
== Headline text ==

Shekhar Kapur is an Indian director known for films like Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers and the films on Elizabeth I..
His first film about Elizabeth I. deals with the early years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign and puts her self-discovery and the growing of her self-confidence at the centre of attention. Elizabeth has to overcome her her sister Mary, who put her in the Tower, she has to go through the passionate liason with Lord Robert Dudley, has to find out who is with and against her and she has to decide about the question of marriage and succession.
This film belongs to the genre of heritage. Heritage films establish pictures of a romanticised Britain, they create a vision of England and operate as cultural ambassadors. The setting, the landscape, costumes and props play a crucial role for this genre and explain the success of films like Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth is enacted by Cate Blanchett, Francis Walsingham by Geoffrey Rush and Lord Robert Dudley by Joseph Fiennes. The film was released in 1998 and was nominated for 7 Oscars.

sources:
== Headline text ==
http://www.imdb.com/
Elizabth. Universal Studios. 1998.DVD.
Higson, Andrew. "Heritage Cinema and Television." In: Moreley, David/Robins, Kevin. British Cultural Studies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Moss, David. "A Queen for whose Time? Elizabeth I as Icon for the twentieth Century."The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2006.

Elizabeth (film)

2010-05-03T08:30:48Z

Agnes Kocot: Shekhar Kapur, an Indian director, released a film on Queen Elizabeth I. in 1998.

Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (film)
Shekhar Kapur is an Indian director known for films like Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers and the films on Elizabeth I..
His first film about Elizabeth I. deals with the early years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign and puts her self-discovery and the growing of her self-confidence at the centre of attention. Elizabeth has to overcome her her sister Mary, who put her in the Tower, she has to go through the passionate liason with Lord Robert Dudley, has to find out who is with and against her and she has to decide about the question of marriage and succession.
This film belongs to the genre of heritage. Heritage films establish pictures of a romanticised Britain, they create a vision of England and operate as cultural ambassadors. The setting, the landscape, costumes and props play a crucial role for this genre and explain the success of films like Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth is enacted by Cate Blanchett, Francis Walsingham by Geoffrey Rush and Lord Robert Dudley by Joseph Fiennes. The film was released in 1998 and was nominated for 7 Oscars.