What we’re about
Tired of boring your friends with the historical analysis of every movie you see or article you read? Well not everyone thinks history is cool...but we do! The idea for this group is to discuss one topic in history every month or two (e.g. the world in 1914, Canadian history, 18th-century Britain, the American frontier, the 1950s). In preparation, you'll be given a list of books you can read (or skim) and movies and videos you can watch to give you background. We can also get together to see history-related movies, including documentaries. Will be cool to learn some new stuff based on the suggestions of different people in the group and just enjoy talking about history and how it relates to our lives/current events/etc.
Upcoming events
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ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS
·OnlineOnlineA young Illinois backwoodsman (Raymond Massey) marries a woman from the Kentucky elite (Ruth Gordon) and rises to the American Presidency.
John Cromwell directed this 1940 production from a Grover Jones adaptation of Robert Sherwood's 1938 play. (Massey had played the role on Broadway.) The result was a commercial failure, but popular in Illinois.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/67103203127 attendees
A ROYAL AFFAIR
·OnlineOnlineEnglish-born Queen Caroline Matilda (Alicia Vikander), married to Denmark's mentally unstable King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard), is drawn to the court physician (Mads Mikkelsen).
This 18th-century costume drama was directed by Nikolaj Arcel, from a Rasmus Heisterberg script based on Bodil Steensen-Leth's Princess of the Blood. (It was also unofficially based on Per Olov Enquist's The Visit of the Royal Physician.)
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/67103203127 attendees
