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HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 | History Defined

Spotlight on Reynolds at Kenwood House: celebrating the artist who dominated English cultural life in his age

It’s a splendid chance to see the span of Joshua Reynolds’ work

Evening Standard

‘God, I really need a pint after that’: actors on the toll of dying on stage night after night

What’s it like to expire every evening, often in devastating, drawn-out scenes? Nathan Lane, Josette Simon and more talk about how playing death messes with their minds – and describe the ‘de-role’ rituals that bring them back

The Guardian - UK

DIVA at the V&A: this is one hell of a party - but how much star power can you really fit on two floors?

The outfits of Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, and Rihanna are highlights, even if the onslaught of glitz can become overwhelming

Evening Standard

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Take Care of Maya: Where is Maya Kowalski now?

Maya Kowalski now: What really happened to her and where she is now, as new Netflix documentary about the Kowalski family airs.

GoodToKnow

Glenda Jackson obituary

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

The Guardian - UK

Glenda Jackson: a look at the screen legend’s most celebrated film and TV performances

The late actress had a string of iconic and ground-breaking roles during her stellar decades-long career

Evening Standard

‘Principled, gifted, committed’: politicians and actors salute Glenda Jackson

Keir Starmer recalls role as Cleopatra in Morecambe and Wise sketch, which actor considered career highlight

The Guardian - UK

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Labour leader Keir Starmer: We won’t see talent like Glenda Jackson again

Famous faces from the world of politics and beyond have remembered the acting and political star.

Evening Standard

‘The theatricality of that costume is off the scale’: celebrating two centuries of diva fashion

From Victorian opera singers to Debbie Harry, a new exhibition celebrates the historic and iconoclastic fashion of women in charge of their own destinies

The Guardian - UK

Cleopatra at 60: the expensive epic that almost tanked a studio

The notoriously overpriced biopic, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, carried an infamous legacy but is it any good?

The Guardian - US

‘Why is Bridgerton’s race twisting acceptable?’ The real problem with the show’s Black fantasy

Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte and its imitators have been praised for bringing diversity to the very white world of historical drama. But could these Black fantasies actually be dangerous?

The Guardian - UK

Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?

Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African queens. “We don’t often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really important for me, as well as for my daughter, and just for my community to be able to know…

The Conversation

Kim Cattrall's gravestone drama led to a years-long legal battle with her family and left no doubt in how she intends to be remembered - and we're totally here for it!

Kim Cattrall's gravestone drama led to legal battle with her family and revealed a bizarre self-appointed monicker for the legendary star

Woman & Home

Elizabeth Taylor’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As Cleopatra turns 60, and its star’s romance with Richard Burton becomes the subject of a new play at the National, we take a trip down the Queen of the Nile’s finest films

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Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts: release date, destinations, interview, episode guide and more

Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts on Channel 4 sees the presenter take a railway trip through Egypt to discover its ancient secrets.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Does Daryl Morey love James Harden’s game so much he’ll spend $200M to keep him with the Sixers?

PHILADELPHIA — Romeo and Juliet. Antony and Cleopatra.

The Week

Queen Cleopatra review: casting is not the problem with Netflix docudrama

Netflix’s drama-documentary made headlines last month when the Egyptian government denounced it as a “historical fallacy”, because the show insists that Cleopatra was black, said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph. No one knows what colour Cleopatra’s skin was, but she is widely believed to have been of Greek-Macedonian descent.

Marie Claire

5 new Netflix shows to add to your binge-list this month

From the new Queen Charlotte Bridgerton prequel to the latest Queer Eye, here are the new Netflix shows that should be on your radar...

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Daily Mirror

Netflix star's huge brain tumour only discovered when he started going blind at 45

Queen Cleopatra star Craig Russell's lime-sized brain tumour began to rob him of his sight - and doctors warned he could die on the operating table

GoodToKnow

Who is Nicole Young from Selling Sunset? Everything we know so far

Who is Nicole Young from Selling Sunset? As season 6 of the binge-worthy reality show lands on Netflix, everyone is intrigued by Nicole.

Manchester Evening News

New Netflix show gets Rotten Tomatoes score of just 2% as its slammed as 'cringey'

Queen Cleopatra, a four-part docu-series produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, explores the rise of the ruler

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra star responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra star responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra actor Adele James responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra actor Adele James responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

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