Can we lie about history?
Are the makers of period drama allowed to fib about history? To what extent? And under what circumstances?
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Category: Blog
Here you’ll find all of our blogs and recent posts, including Peter’s History in a nutshell blog, and the new Lockdown Treasures series from Bristol Cathedral.
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RECENT POSTS
The Golden Rule of Historical Authenticity
Is there a Golden Rule of historical authenticity in filmmaking? Well, this is mine. I recently received perhaps the greatest text message of my life. It was from a client producer on an active production, and it read: “Need you on 11 May on location if avail to advise on how heretics might have been […]
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History in a nutshell: Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey: How much do you really know about the queen we never had? Peter Wagstaff gives you Jane in a nutshell: a two-minute crash course in one the most curious stories in English history.
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Lockdown Treasure #6: Berkeley Vestibule
The Berkeley vestibule is Peter’s Lockdown Treasure #6 from Bristol Cathedral – small but perfectly formed.
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History in a nutshell: the Bronze Age Collapse
Did you know that around 1180 BCE, civilization completely vanished? And that nobody knows why? Here’s the Bronze Age Collapse in a nutshell.
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Lockdown Treasure #7: Henry’s Great Bible
The Great Bible of Henry VIII is Peter’s Lockdown Treasure #7 from Bristol Cathedral: a mint-condition relic of the English Reformation.
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Lockdown Treasure #8: Cathedral Organ
Cathedrals come to life when filled with music. How better to do that, than with a 17th-century pipe organ? Peter shows you around.
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Lockdown Treasure #9: Door to the Past
In LOCKDOWN TREASURE #9 from Bristol Cathedral, Peter unlocks a door to the past, and steps into a monk’s shoes for a night.
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Lockdown Treasure #10: Castaway Candlesticks
The first instalment of Peter’s Lockdown Treasures: the candlesticks from the captain’s cabin of the ship that rescued the real-life Robinson Crusoe from his desert island.
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Lockdown Treasures: Introduction
Lockdown doesn’t allow for much exploration. Fortunately, Peter has unfettered access to the stunning Bristol Cathedral. While the doors remain locked to the public, he shows you his top-10 Lockdown Treasures of Bristol Cathedral.
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