Cultural depictions of the Empress Matilda
The 12th-century ruler Empress Matilda has been depicted in various cultural media.
Historical fiction
Novels dealing with the civil war between Matilda and Stephen include:
- Graham Shelby, The Villains of the Piece (1972) (published in the US as The Oath and the Sword)
- The Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, and the TV series made from them starring Sir Derek Jacobi
- Sharon Penman, When Christ and His Saints Slept tells the story of the events before, during and after the civil war (1995)
- Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth (1989)
- E. L. Konigsburg, A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver (1973)
- Cecelia Holland, The Earl (1971)
- Elizabeth Chadwick, Lady of the English (2012)
- Jean Plaidy, The Passionate Enemies, the third book of her Norman Trilogy (1976)
- Ellen Jones, The Fatal Crown (1991)
- Haley Elizabeth Garwood, The Forgotten Queen (1997)
Alison Pill portrayed Matilda in the 2010 TV miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, an adaptation of Follett's novel.
Matilda is a character in Jean Anouilh's play Becket. In the 1964 film adaptation she was portrayed by Martita Hunt.[1]
She was also portrayed by Brenda Bruce in the 1978 BBC TV series The Devil's Crown, which dramatised the reigns of her son and grandsons.[2]
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