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Dec 2, 2020 · Season 4 of The Crown on Netflix is turning out to be much more controversial than previous seasons, as historians and royal watchers decry the unflattering portrayal of Prince Charles and...
Dec 12, 2023 · The hit TV show – the final chapter of which will be landing on Netflix on December 14 – has captivated audiences since it first premiered in 2016: many viewers see The Crown as a sort of...
- Elizabeth Gregory
Nov 11, 2020 · In its fourth season, the Netflix drama is sharper than ever as it paints a portrait of an out-of-touch ruler caught off guard by change.
Dec 14, 2023 · It makes a certain kind of sense that Netflix's The Crown is ending now – as criticisms for the series' depiction of Britain's royal family have grown and its status as one of TV's most...
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- False: Churchill's Assistant Venetia Scott and Her Death
- False-Ish: The Great Smog and London's Reaction
- True: Queen Elizabeth's Friendship with Porchie
- True: Lord Mountbatten's Influence Over Prince Philip
- True: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Nicknames For The Royal Family
- True: Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend’s Romance
- True: The Issue Over The Royals’ Last Name
- Probably False: Prince Philip’s Refusal to Kneel in Front of The Queen
On the first half of the series, Churchill's charms rub off on his young and eager assistant Venetia Scott (Kate Phillips), who seemingly develops a crush on the legendary statesman after reading his autobiography. While the increased attention given to Scott on season 1's "Act of God" episode would leave you to believe that she and Churchill (John...
While the Great Smog plays a central role on The Crown, the panic it shows was apparently not all together accurate. While the Great Smog was denser and longer-lasting than previous "fogs," the long-term effects of the Great Smog weren't realized until several weeks — and even years — later as Londoners were already used to bad air quality. Still, ...
While Philip (Matt Smith) is off flying planes and checking out waitresses at gentlemen's clubs, Elizabeth gets a bit of her fun on The Crownwhen she takes up horse breeding alongside her childhood friend Porchie, aka Lord Porchester and later Earl of Carnarvon (Joseph Kloska). Elizabeth's obvious excitement — and blushes — around Porchie leads to ...
Philip's closeness with his uncle, Lord Mountbatten (Greg Wise), is the cause of some courtier rumblings on The Crown, mostly because they don't want to see the Mountbatten family take over the Windsors. In real life, Mountbatten did hold considerable influence over Philip and acted as a father figure after the future Duke of Edinburgh was sent to ...
On The Crown, much is made of the fact that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Alex Jennings and Lia Williams, respectively) have nicknames for the royal family — ranging from the almost-cruel like "Cookie" or "the Scottish Cook" for the Queen Mother (Victoria Hamilton) to the cutesy "Shirley Temple" for the Queen. It turns out that these names are t...
The relationship between Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) and the much-older Townsend (Ben Miles) is a central plot point on the first season of The Crown, and the relationship was very much real. As shown on the series, Margaret was required to have her marriage approved by the Queen and Parliament, and Churchill advised that th...
As The Crown depicts, courtiers were wary of Elizabeth's children taking on Philip's chosen last name of Mountbatten, as they feared that this gave too much weight to the Mountbatten family over the Windsors. In 1952, Elizabeth announced that her children would use the last name of "Windsor" when needed, although, in 1958, she quietly changed the n...
While Philip did push back against tradition on family issues like his children's last names and their education, he would have understood and respected the significance of kneeling in front of Elizabeth at her coronation — and also likely balked at the breech of protocol as a royal himself. "I doubt Prince Philip ever spoke those words to his wife...
Nov 16, 2023 · In the U.K., where criticism of the monarchy and specific members of the royal family is more politicized and contentious, conservative politicians called on Netflix to add a disclaimer to...
Aug 9, 2024 · A deep dive into the visuals of the Emmy-winning Netflix hit’s first and final episodes. Over six seasons, The Crown covered extraordinary ground in its portrait of the British royal...
