Tag Archives: Elizabethan

A Review of Dr. Dee: An English Opera

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Daniel

I have always been fascinated by the Welsh mathematician, scientist, astrologer, occultist, astronomer, navigator, and angelologist – Dr. John Dee – and finally got around to listening to Dr. Dee: An English Opera by former Blur, Gorillaz, The Good the … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Music, Reviews | Tagged Alan Moore, Album review, Angels, Astrology, Astronomy, Blur, British History, Damon Albarn, dr john dee, Dr. Dee, Elizabethan, English history, English Opera, folk, Gorillaz, hermeticism, John Dee, Magic, Magus, Manchester, Manchester International Festival, Occult, Opera, Palace Theatre, period music, Psyche Folk, Renaissance, Shakespeare, Virgin Records | Leave a comment

Tudor History – Give me the Warts!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Daniel

As someone interested in Tudor history I’m often tempted to have a peek at new television and film adaptations of the period – but have learned to temper my hopes and expectations in doing so. In the old days it … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Boleyn, British History, charlton heston, Costume Dramas, duke of anjou, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, English history, Epic films, Film, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, henry viii and his six wives, Hilary Mantel, Historic films, Historical Fiction, Historical novel, History, Lady Jane Grey, mary of guise, mary queen of scots, Mary Tudor, Movies, Ray Winstone, Richard Burton, Television Drama, The Tudors, Tudor History, Tudors | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Elizabethan

A Review of Dr. Dee: An English Opera

Tudor History – Give me the Warts!

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