The British monarchy on screen / / edited by Mandy Merck.

• TeilnehmendeR: Merck, Mandy,
• Place / Publishing House: Manchester, England : : Manchester University Press,, 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 400 pages) :; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the first book-length examination of film and television representations of this enduring institution, distinguished scholars of media and political history analyse the screen representations of royalty from Henry VIII to ‘William and Kate’. Seventeen essays by international commentators including Ian Christie, Elisabeth Bronfen, Andrew Higson and Glynn Davies examine the portrayal of royalty in the ‘actuality’ picture, the early extended feature, amateur cinema, the movie melodrama, the Commonwealth documentary, New Queer Cinema, TV current affairs, the big screen ceremonial and the post-historical boxed set. Among their concerns are the commercial value of royal representations, the convergence of the monarch and the movie star, and the British monarchy’s historical use of the moving image to further its legitimacy. This book is a long-overdue contribution to film and television studies, and will be essential reading for scholars and students of British media and political history.

Table of Contents

Introduction --part I. Victorian inventions --part II. The Elizabethan diva --part III. Images of empire --part IV. Popular participation in royal representation --part V. Television's contested histories --part VI. Monarchy in contemporary anglophone cinema --Index.