{"id":31718,"date":"2023-12-15T08:22:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=254303"},"modified":"2023-12-18T21:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:11:35","slug":"netflixs-the-crown-history-and-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/netflixs-the-crown-history-and-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s The Crown: history and storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Annie Sulzberger, head of research for Netflix&#8217;s flagship historical drama &#8216;The Crown&#8217;, explains how the show&#8217;s real history elements are stitched into the storylines, and offers her take on dramatising the Windsors <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Elinor Evans\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 15 December 2023 at 07:22 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Netflix\u2019s hit drama <em>The Crown<\/em> has come to a close after six seasons and 60 episodes, having dramatised the Windsor dynasty from the mid-20th century to the early years of the new millennium. While it has faced some controversy for its portrayals of living royals and storytelling choices, its mass appeal has seen it become one of the flagship historical dramas of the decade. 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