The Recappery

Queen Elizabeth suffers the loss of her friend Winston Churchill and deals with the anti-monarchy sentiments and possible KGB ties of her new Prime Minister. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anne Shirley is back! We catch up with the crew at Green Gables, who are facing a threat from visiting grifters.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We wrap  up our coverage of Little Women with this finale, in which the March Sisters become adults, and many journeys are made. Bring your tissues for the last half! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Travel with us, and the March sisters, from washing day to wedding day with a lot of drama (and some pickled limes) in between. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're annotating the new BBC / PBS adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women" with background from Louisa May Alcott's life and what was happening at the home front during the American Civil War. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the second half of our coverage of Sofia Coppola's 2006 movie, Marie Antoinette and her husband become the King and Queen of France. Most things go downhill from there.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We annotate the 2006 movie "Marie Antoinette", directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst as the ill-fated Queen of France. In part 1, 14 year-old Archduchess Maria Antonia leaves Austria for her new life; a bewildering problem in the bedroom prevents her from meeting some vital expectations.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

England is rocked by the Profumo scandal, and the Queen fears that it has touched too close to home.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip and Charles have parallel, and yet vastly different, experiences at school.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Queen Elizabeth's rocky relationship with Jackie Kennedy leads to personal and professional growth.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Princess Margaret's road to marriage is a tough one for Queen Elizabeth to travel.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Queen Elizabeth must grapple with the concept of forgiveness; we the audience receive a history lesson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Queen Elizabeth 2 realizes that she must come to terms with changes in modern society. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mostly, Princess Margaret's journey out of the darkness. With a little "compare and contrast" to other people's paths.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another divorce scandal ends the Duke's Dude Cruise, and Prime Minister Eden faces the music and pays the piper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our coverage of the Netflix series The Crown. In this episode, Queen Elizabeth and Philip deal with the distances between them, Prime Minister Eden experiences the results of his failed war, and everyone grapples with the concept of the word "family". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our first episode! We talk about Elizabeth's handling of Phillip before his dude trip, Anthony Eden during the Suez Crisis and how we're loving watching Margaret get gritty.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Recappery is the media emporium of The History Chicks Podcast, where we give you annotated coverage of historical movies, TV, and books. Just like any eclectic marketplace, you never know what we might decide to cover - but you can always be sure that we will dig into the history and trivia of each piece of media, and give you further ways to explore your favorites.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.