The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

The Lion in Winter

Medieval films can be difficult to portray accurately because nobody truly knows what everyday life was like nearly 500 years ago. Most directors miss the mark and go overboard on the glamor aspect in order to make the film palatable to a modern audience. However, The Lion in Winter looks glamorous only because it focuses on royalty. It follows the manipulation of King Henry II by his wife and children and won three Oscars for its efforts.

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The More You Know

  • Turkeys Were Once Worshipped Like Gods
  • The Hollywood sign once read ‘Hollywoodland’
  • Iron Man first appeared in the Marvel Comic “Tales of Suspense” in 1963.
  • Before alarm clocks became the norm, there were people called knocker-uppers who would literally knock on people’s window to wake them up in time for work.
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