Posts tagged ‘Young Victoria’

Jan 19

Victoria

This past Sunday, a wonderful new mini series on the life and history of Queen Victoria, began on PBS. Tomorrow we will witness our own history as the transfer of power from one administration, that of President Obama, to that of the President-elect, Donald Trump takes place at his inauguration. What I was struck by in watching the first episode of Victoria, is that in every country, it seems, there is a period of adjustment as a new ruler comes to power. Read more

Jan 31

A Good Princess Story

As we round out our week devoted to “princess” things, the week wouldn’t be complete without a list of great “princess” stories told on film. Frozen is the newest of Princess movies to come to the big screen. Loosely based on the Hans Christen Andersen fairy tale “The Snow Queen”, it is delighting audiences around the world. No one does princess stories better than Disney, but we have a list of some who we think have done as well. Read more