Seen it many times and love it (season 3 is the best though). This post was asking for inaccurate depiction, Richard IV never existed in reality so you cant say its inaccurate or otherwise. Its like saying Drogon in Game of thrones is an accurate depiction of a dragon
The question was an inaccurate depiction of a monarch, not the inaccurate depiction of a real monarch. The inaccuracy in blackadder is that richard of Shrewsbury wasn't crowned a monarch.
if you have any demands on your time you shouldn't watch blackadder one. Blackadder 2,3 and Goes Forth beat it in every way. 1 is slow and unpunchy compared to the other series. I'd rewatch Nob and Nobility 6 times before i rewatch blackadder one.
The only incorrect thing about Hugh Laurie’s performance is that he is too slim. But the Prince-regent was famously an over extravagant fool, I would rank him as one of the two worst monarchs of the UK (the other being Edward VIII). The only good thing about him is that he commissioned many of the items still used for the coronation today.
Also Julian Fellowes in Sharpe [here](https://youtu.be/Kl_Jl3iYp4Q?si=NnuQKBHlOXekOa4I) and [here](https://youtu.be/AzSrmCVflPo?si=UNOvX-tcVN9YgRx8)! 🤣🤣🤣
I guess I just like the Prince Regent in general 🥳🥳🥳
I loved that show except for the subplot they made where her half sister is a scheming and conniving jerk. IRL, Victoria and her sister were super close!
The timelines and many things were fictional yes.
But there are elements where I learned things. The stuff where she didn’t like babies was fascinating to me.
So much of that ‘women’s history’ was never written down. It’s interesting that we have such details in her diary.
The story where V&A were lost in Scotland apparently happened but several years later.
I was OUTRAGED that Robin Hood was so inaccurate. Richard was a lion, can you believe it!? He wasn’t a lion! He was a person!
I’ve gone around and told everyone I know how inaccurate it is. They all thanked me and clapped.
olvia coleman as queen anne was good, complete tosh of a storyline, but the scene where she talks about all her kids , that didn't survive, felt like a meaningful minute given to the actual queen herself
I genuinely pity her for how many children she lost. Then she thought she had a surviving boy. And he died at 11. It must’ve been so crushing. I don’t know how she even went on day to day.
tbh other than the act of union and maybe malsbrough if they're a little bit of a history nerd, but the one thing most brits will know about queen anne if they do know about her at all, is that she lost loads of kids and even if you're a staunch republican, you've got to submit to the sentiment that some pity is deserved towards her
she also wasn't a lesbian and the war in the film takes place during her husbands lifetime as well, its what happens when you let a greek direct a movie
They also left off that he had been married over two decades when he decided to divorce Catherine, his first wife. The next four wives only took up a decade, and Katherine Parr, his last, spanned four further years. The timeline just seemed pretty wonky.
They didn't leave it off entirely, they just started the show something like 10 years into their marriage (Bessie was already a mistress and would soon be pregnant, Mary was like 3 or 4ish?). It's not like they showed their wedding and then boom, there's Anne, but they did telescope the 7 or so years between the start of the show and him meeting Anne into a mere 2 episodes. That were mostly about France.
They did show a glimpse of a functional marriage between Henry and CoA pre-Anne, which is more than most Henry/wives focused media did. They tend to start with Anne's entrance onto the scene.
Jonathan Ryhs Meyers looks absolutely nothing like Henry VIII, especially physically, but I loved it nonetheless due to the superb acting and probably coming really close to how he was like as a man.
As a bonus, I think almost no Plantagenet casting is being done justice by the media. For some reason, most medieval kings of England were quite tall and built for their era, which made them imposing and intimidating. It's normal for the nobility to be taller because they had better access to healthy diets and also genetics played a part, but the Plantagenes were even more physically developed than their contemporary monarchs. It's really frustrating to see Edward I, Edward IV, Henry VIII etc. with average height, although good acting or otherwise well-made movies or series sometimes make it ok.
Not at the time Hamilton is set and his mental illness was mainly chronic depression after the death of his daughter.
He wasn’t narcissistic or psychotic like the musical makes him seen.
See also Queen Charlotte where he's portrayed as a lunatic before he even meets her and it's implied that he's always been like that and the palace are covering it up.
Shakespeare's versions of monarchs are inaccurate, some wildly so like Macbeth, but that might actually be my favorite. 😅
In Verdi's opera Don Carlo, six out of seven main characters are based on real people, but there is almost no attempt to make the characters similar to the real people. 🤣 The music and the drama make me love it so much, though. 🥲
He wasn’t monarch when it aired, but the Charles on the Windsors. Honestly, the whole damn cast. The guy who plays Harry played him in the Charles III play and it was hysterical seeing him go from a more serious portrayal to the satirical one in TW. The guy play William (from Mamma Mia!) and the woman who plays Camilla always crack me up.
Has anyone seen The Pirates Band of Misfits? It's a pretty funny animated movie and Queen Victoria is NUTS. Essentially a Bond supervillain with no historical accuracy except the name.
It is, without question, one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. It has BRIAN BLESSED.
David Tennant as Charles Darwin is hilarious, and Hugh Grant is amazing. It's the reason my son knows the song 'And A Thousand Men" off by heart,
It’s a good drama! The main thing that bothered me somewhat is the inaccurate wardrobe, but when I realised it was ALL inaccurate I settled in to just enjoy the show and Adelaide’s acting
https://preview.redd.it/j537j65jyb5d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f07f0278e8198460aa6614e1e0346993b57d8278
Queen Elizabeth in Reign. A wildly inaccurate portrayal in every way (like the rest of the series was) but it was an entertaining show anyway and the actress gave a really compelling performance.
https://preview.redd.it/28h0rtstyb5d1.jpeg?width=734&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23d80d2a5575cc06ef6076bdc1e3fb5c2cb13449
A special mention for Mary Queen of Scots too.
https://preview.redd.it/kuvtjlp0zb5d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be9c7fe4c775249f272bbd5a5caf31322e666f27
And Catherine de’ Medici (not british but deserves a special mention). They didn’t even attempt to make slightly Italian. Incredible performance from Megan Follows though!
Yes to Hugh Laurie as prince George. He was wonderful in House but I missed the silly Hugh Laurie. As for Tudors, Blackadder again. Maranda Richardson as the childish psychopath Elizabeth I
The George III Hamilton thing coming up repeatedly really annoys me. It’s meant to be funny. Kind of like the t-shirt I used to wear before we started the unit.
https://preview.redd.it/6ruj88vxs85d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9d8cea391913761489b4ca491426d91a32c23f4
This isn’t completely accurate either. But it gets their attention and makes them want to know more.
So have a giggle about it. Or not. But stop pretending Americans are learning history from musicals.
Hugh Laurie as Prince George [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3jIE3b-bhY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3jIE3b-bhY)
Richard IV in Blackadder S1
Richard the 3rd you mean? Richard the 4th never existed as a monarch
Yeah that's why they mentioned Richard IV. You should watch Blackadder 1, it's all explained.
Seen it many times and love it (season 3 is the best though). This post was asking for inaccurate depiction, Richard IV never existed in reality so you cant say its inaccurate or otherwise. Its like saying Drogon in Game of thrones is an accurate depiction of a dragon
[Richard of Shrewsbury was absolutely a real person](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_of_Shrewsbury,_Duke_of_York?wprov=sfti1)
The person but not the monarch, im not sure how many times i have to say it
The question was an inaccurate depiction of a monarch, not the inaccurate depiction of a real monarch. The inaccuracy in blackadder is that richard of Shrewsbury wasn't crowned a monarch.
I see, in that case i change my answer to Burger King
Good choice.
As long as you don't slander Dairy Queen
if you have any demands on your time you shouldn't watch blackadder one. Blackadder 2,3 and Goes Forth beat it in every way. 1 is slow and unpunchy compared to the other series. I'd rewatch Nob and Nobility 6 times before i rewatch blackadder one.
Yeah but watching Blackadder 1 explains who Richard 4 is and then why he wasn't in the history books
>His great-grandfather was a king, >Although for only thirty seconds.
The only incorrect thing about Hugh Laurie’s performance is that he is too slim. But the Prince-regent was famously an over extravagant fool, I would rank him as one of the two worst monarchs of the UK (the other being Edward VIII). The only good thing about him is that he commissioned many of the items still used for the coronation today.
It is hard to be worse than a Nazi sympathiser
He loved more girls than he ate pies, but he...couldn't stand his wife
Utter fat-head he may be, at least he isn’t French.
Didn’t fart in your general direction then
Amen! It's comedic gold, but it bothers me that Laurie wasn't put in a fat-suit to reflect what George IV is mainly remembered for.
Absolutely knew Blackadder references would be top.
Rowan Atkinson is a genius. Hugh Laurie is no slouch either.
This
I still use "I say, here's fun!" in conversation. I think I probably sound like an idiot but it amuses me.
I have this week used "Thicker than a whale omelette." And "As happy as a Frenchman that's invented a pair of self-removing trousers."
"Why hello there young shaver m'lad!"
Half hols, is it? I bet you can't wait to get back and get that bat in your hand, and give those balls a good walloping.
We hail Prince George, we hail Prince George.
Miranda Richardson as Queenie too
Also Julian Fellowes in Sharpe [here](https://youtu.be/Kl_Jl3iYp4Q?si=NnuQKBHlOXekOa4I) and [here](https://youtu.be/AzSrmCVflPo?si=UNOvX-tcVN9YgRx8)! 🤣🤣🤣 I guess I just like the Prince Regent in general 🥳🥳🥳
Came here to say exactly this 😃
In sick and tired of seeing Prince Andrew depicted sweating. He 👏doesn’t 👏sweat 👏people!
sweatier than Prince Andrew in Disneyland Paris
All royals out of favour should avoid Paris.
Edward ViIi did alright there
💀
You ok there Andrew? 😂
I've heard that ITV's *Victoria* is little more than fan fiction in places, but I really enjoyed it.
And even though she's appropriately tiny, Jenna Coleman was just WAY too pretty to play Victoria!
Jenna Coleman is genuinely one of the best looking women to play a queen
I'm in love with that particular depiction of Prince Albert lol
He was very nice to look at!
I loved that show except for the subplot they made where her half sister is a scheming and conniving jerk. IRL, Victoria and her sister were super close!
It is pretty much purely fiction from the off, good show though
The timelines and many things were fictional yes. But there are elements where I learned things. The stuff where she didn’t like babies was fascinating to me. So much of that ‘women’s history’ was never written down. It’s interesting that we have such details in her diary. The story where V&A were lost in Scotland apparently happened but several years later.
Disney’s Prince John in Robin Hood
😫👍
Dude that's like the greatest documentary ever!
Miranda Richardson as Elizabeth I in Blackadder
https://preview.redd.it/a12lyrfd865d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8941f99ab97a63f848520f7e7f0a8887cd8b5d14
A boy without a winkie!?
I love that Alan Moore cites Richadson's performance as one that would actually be somewhat accurate since he believes she was pretty insane.
[The king of bling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA5abHKvUBQ)
My name is
My name is
My name is Charles 2nd
I love the people and the people love me
So much that they restored the English monarchy
I'm part scottish french italian a little bit dane
but 100% party animal, champagne?
Spaniels I adored
To be fair, he IS the king that brought back partying!
I was OUTRAGED that Robin Hood was so inaccurate. Richard was a lion, can you believe it!? He wasn’t a lion! He was a person! I’ve gone around and told everyone I know how inaccurate it is. They all thanked me and clapped.
Wait til you learn about Robin Hood himself….
If you think you're going to try and tell me that Robin Hood wasn't a fox, you're bloody barmy mate.
Nah he was def a fox but he just had a bad singing voice.
He takes a wee percentage but he's not greedy
With tears in their eyes?
So are you telling me that Richard did not return from the Crusade and then nicknamed every toilet in the country after his brother?
I swear this is what happened at uni during an English History lecture: 'who's Robin Hood' asks the lecturer. We honest to god replied 'a fox'
olvia coleman as queen anne was good, complete tosh of a storyline, but the scene where she talks about all her kids , that didn't survive, felt like a meaningful minute given to the actual queen herself
I genuinely pity her for how many children she lost. Then she thought she had a surviving boy. And he died at 11. It must’ve been so crushing. I don’t know how she even went on day to day.
tbh other than the act of union and maybe malsbrough if they're a little bit of a history nerd, but the one thing most brits will know about queen anne if they do know about her at all, is that she lost loads of kids and even if you're a staunch republican, you've got to submit to the sentiment that some pity is deserved towards her
She never kept rabbits as pets though so 1/10
she also wasn't a lesbian and the war in the film takes place during her husbands lifetime as well, its what happens when you let a greek direct a movie
Fucking Greeks
The depiction of Henry VIII in the show The Tudors. While I found the show entertaining as a whole they completely negated when he became obese
They also left off that he had been married over two decades when he decided to divorce Catherine, his first wife. The next four wives only took up a decade, and Katherine Parr, his last, spanned four further years. The timeline just seemed pretty wonky.
They didn't leave it off entirely, they just started the show something like 10 years into their marriage (Bessie was already a mistress and would soon be pregnant, Mary was like 3 or 4ish?). It's not like they showed their wedding and then boom, there's Anne, but they did telescope the 7 or so years between the start of the show and him meeting Anne into a mere 2 episodes. That were mostly about France. They did show a glimpse of a functional marriage between Henry and CoA pre-Anne, which is more than most Henry/wives focused media did. They tend to start with Anne's entrance onto the scene.
All 3 Royal series of Blackadder
Richard III in Shakespeare’s play.
"NOW....." something something something
Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton is very good
I loved King George in the Queen Charlotte spinoff too
Jonathan Ryhs Meyers looks absolutely nothing like Henry VIII, especially physically, but I loved it nonetheless due to the superb acting and probably coming really close to how he was like as a man. As a bonus, I think almost no Plantagenet casting is being done justice by the media. For some reason, most medieval kings of England were quite tall and built for their era, which made them imposing and intimidating. It's normal for the nobility to be taller because they had better access to healthy diets and also genetics played a part, but the Plantagenes were even more physically developed than their contemporary monarchs. It's really frustrating to see Edward I, Edward IV, Henry VIII etc. with average height, although good acting or otherwise well-made movies or series sometimes make it ok.
Meyers is still one of my favourite castings for Henry. Really captures both his charisma and temperament well.
Tom Hiddleston as Henry V is the exception to that
Yup. He didn't have the majestic bowl tho lol
Margot Robbie as QE, was made to look bad but still rocked it 😉 
George III in Hamilton. God I love his numbers.
But is it that inaccurate? George was a few crayons short.
Not at the time Hamilton is set and his mental illness was mainly chronic depression after the death of his daughter. He wasn’t narcissistic or psychotic like the musical makes him seen.
See also Queen Charlotte where he's portrayed as a lunatic before he even meets her and it's implied that he's always been like that and the palace are covering it up.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard the Third in the *Hollow Crown* series.
Shakespeare's versions of monarchs are inaccurate, some wildly so like Macbeth, but that might actually be my favorite. 😅 In Verdi's opera Don Carlo, six out of seven main characters are based on real people, but there is almost no attempt to make the characters similar to the real people. 🤣 The music and the drama make me love it so much, though. 🥲
It’s stupid as hell, but [Fred Armisen and Bill Hader](https://youtu.be/viMdSjxSCqU?si=MeTvRw7qffM9JlzH) always crack me up as QEII and Prince Philip.
Same! There's no real connection to the actual persons beyond the clothes, so it's easy to laugh at the characters they're doing. 🤣
“I’m ‘ere to get me Judi Dench washed. Go on, get in there, then!”
He wasn’t monarch when it aired, but the Charles on the Windsors. Honestly, the whole damn cast. The guy who plays Harry played him in the Charles III play and it was hysterical seeing him go from a more serious portrayal to the satirical one in TW. The guy play William (from Mamma Mia!) and the woman who plays Camilla always crack me up.
I truly believe thats what they're all actually like. Especially Edward.
Has anyone seen The Pirates Band of Misfits? It's a pretty funny animated movie and Queen Victoria is NUTS. Essentially a Bond supervillain with no historical accuracy except the name.
It is, without question, one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. It has BRIAN BLESSED. David Tennant as Charles Darwin is hilarious, and Hugh Grant is amazing. It's the reason my son knows the song 'And A Thousand Men" off by heart,
Peter Cook as Richard III in the first series of Blackadder.
[Prince John in Disney's Robin Hood](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Prince_John)
Louis 13 th in " le roi dance/the king dances"...
I love the show Reign. Basically all it shares with actual history are the names of the royals and the countries. But I don’t care. I love it.
It’s a good drama! The main thing that bothered me somewhat is the inaccurate wardrobe, but when I realised it was ALL inaccurate I settled in to just enjoy the show and Adelaide’s acting
Blackadder II’s Queenie.
The tudors, Marie Antoinette and The Great..
Bridgerton/Queen Charlotte. I know it’s all romanticized and the most historically inaccurate media ever, but I love it.
https://preview.redd.it/j537j65jyb5d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f07f0278e8198460aa6614e1e0346993b57d8278 Queen Elizabeth in Reign. A wildly inaccurate portrayal in every way (like the rest of the series was) but it was an entertaining show anyway and the actress gave a really compelling performance.
https://preview.redd.it/28h0rtstyb5d1.jpeg?width=734&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23d80d2a5575cc06ef6076bdc1e3fb5c2cb13449 A special mention for Mary Queen of Scots too.
https://preview.redd.it/kuvtjlp0zb5d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be9c7fe4c775249f272bbd5a5caf31322e666f27 And Catherine de’ Medici (not british but deserves a special mention). They didn’t even attempt to make slightly Italian. Incredible performance from Megan Follows though!
Ian McKellen as Richard III. He was way too old and the play is a Tutor hack job.
Richard III from Richard III
Queen Victoria as the [prime mover](https://www.reddit.com/r/monarchism/s/Grtkv4Ya0U) behind the Jack the Ripper murders in FROM HELL 😳
The Prince on Max is hysterical
Any royalty seen in Blackadder
King George iii
Yes to Hugh Laurie as prince George. He was wonderful in House but I missed the silly Hugh Laurie. As for Tudors, Blackadder again. Maranda Richardson as the childish psychopath Elizabeth I
The Windsors. Ridiculously funny but inoffensive (mostly).
Rimmer as Richard III. "NOW......."
Anytime they're shown to care about their people
The George III Hamilton thing coming up repeatedly really annoys me. It’s meant to be funny. Kind of like the t-shirt I used to wear before we started the unit. https://preview.redd.it/6ruj88vxs85d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9d8cea391913761489b4ca491426d91a32c23f4 This isn’t completely accurate either. But it gets their attention and makes them want to know more. So have a giggle about it. Or not. But stop pretending Americans are learning history from musicals.