What do you get when you combine popcorn, Andrew Garfield (ok, Wat Tyler), and the Peasant's Revolt? The Movie Club of the American Branch! Join us for our first Zoom open-discussion group, focusing on movies and television shows that feature our favorite period of time and our favorite personalities from the past. Our first movie to be discussed is the new Paul Greengrass movie, "The Uprising", starring Andrew Garfield, to
Dr Lacey Bonar Hull, popular podcaster and educator at The History Desk substack, will speak about Richard III's sister, Margaret, the Duchess of Burgundy and a stalwart enemy of Henry Tudor. Despite being a woman, Margaret fearlessly blazed her own destiny as well as that of the Burgundian state. Stay turned - details forthcoming! William Caxton offering book to Margaret of York, MS at Huntingdon Library, US (public domain)
Anne Easter Smith has been a member of the American Branch for a number of years, and we are excited to announce she will be giving our members an exclusive talk about her work as historical fiction author. Her 2019 novel, This Son of York, has been rated in the Top 20 of the Best Ricardian Reads of All Time (Fiction). Anne was interviewed by BBC/NPR Radio in 2012, following
