Petticoats and Poppies: History Girls at the Movies is a podcast hosted by Maggie Lovitt and Nicole Ackman. The "history girls" have backgrounds in history, having studied history at university and worked at historic sites in both the US and UK. Now, they're both involved in the film industry, Nicole as a film critic and Maggie as a member of the Screen Actors Guild. They discuss period dramas from the perspective of women who are both non-professional, accessible historians and 'film people.'
Episode 048 - The Banshees of Inisherin - "R.I.P. Jenny"
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Apr 6, 2023
Episode 047 - Gladiator - "Swords, Sandals, and Hot Men"
Gladiator (2000) · Feb 3, 2023
Episode 046 - The Pale Blue Eye - "Let's Rave On"
The Pale Blue Eye (2022) · Jan 22, 2023
Episode 045 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) - The Episode That Was Fated
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) · Nov 11, 2022
Episode 044 - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - "Maggie and Nicole Go to Paris"
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) · Aug 21, 2022
Episode 043 - Persuasion (2022): The Girl Bossification or Anne Elliot
Persuasion (2022) · Aug 2, 2022
Episode 042 - Downton Abbey: A New Era - "Tale of Two Thomases"
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) · Jul 18, 2022
Episode 041 - The Northman - "Hamlet, but with Vikings"
The Northman (2022) · May 22, 2022
Episode 040 - The Outfit - "Suits, ties, and...organized crime?"
The Outfit (2022) · Mar 21, 2022
Episode 039 - The Last Duel - "A Good Matt Damon Movie"
The Last Duel (2021) · Feb 27, 2022
Episode 038 - Cyrano - "It's About Pining"
Cyrano (2021) · Jan 24, 2022
Episode 037 - Joyeux Noël - "Merry Crisis"
Joyeux Noel (2005) · Dec 19, 2021
Episode 036 - The Great Dictator - "The Fourth Friendsgiving Pod" With Jacob Throneberry
The Great Dictator (1940) · Dec 2, 2021
Episode 034 - The Mummy - "Hot as the Desert"
The Mummy (1999) · Oct 31, 2021
Episode 033 - The Courier - "Russian Spies and British Lies"
The Courier (2020) · Oct 12, 2021
Episode 032 - The Mad Women's Ball - "Misogyny & Madness"
The Mad Women's Ball (2021) · Sep 19, 2021
Episode 031 - David Copperfield - "Dickens and Dev"
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) · Aug 29, 2021
Episode 030 - The Green Knight - "Groot's Midlife Crisis"
The Green Knight (2021) · Aug 8, 2021
Episode 029 - Night at the Museum - "Jedidah & Octavius 5Ever"
Night at the Museum (2006) · Aug 1, 2021
Episode 028 - National Treasure - "We're not NOT stealing the Declaration of Independence"
National Treasure (2004) · Jul 17, 2021
Episode 027 - Dorian Gray - "A Wilde Adaptation"
Dorian Gray (2009) · Jun 20, 2021
Episode 026 - The Countess - "A Man Worth Killing For"
The Countess (2009) · May 30, 2021
Episode 025 - The Brothers Grimm - "Matt Damon's Hair is Grimm"
The Brothers Grimm (2005) · May 16, 2021
Episode 024 - Charlotte Gray - "The Women of SOE"
Charlotte Gray (2001) · May 2, 2021
Episode 023 - In Secret - "We'd Do It Too, Girl."
Secrets in the Snow (2013) · Apr 18, 2021
Episode 022 - Mudbound - "Black Soldiers in WWII"
Mudbound (2017) · Apr 4, 2021
Episode 021 - Albert Nobbs - "Glenn's Worst Role"
Albert Nobbs (2011) · Mar 21, 2021
Episode 020 - Ammonite - "The Inferior Seaside Lesbian Romance."
Ammonite (2020) · Feb 28, 2021
Episode 019 - Shakespeare in Love - "Hathaway, Gwyneth, and Virginia?"
Shakespeare in Love (1998) · Feb 14, 2021
Episode 018 - The Phantom of the Opera - "The Sunburn Phantom"
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) · Jan 31, 2021
Episode 017 - The Greatest Showman - "The Greatest Roast"
The Greatest Showman (2017) · Jan 17, 2021
Episode 015 - The Man Who Invented Christmas - "A Very Dickens Christmas"
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) · Dec 29, 2020
Episode 014 - Meet Me in St. Louis - "A Merry Little Christmas Episode"
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) · Dec 13, 2020
Episode 013 - Vita and Virginia (2019) - The Second Friendsgiving Pod
Vita & Virginia (2019) · Nov 29, 2020
Episode 012 - The Mask of Zorro (1998) - The First Friendsgiving Pod
The Mask of Zorro (1998) · Nov 22, 2020
Episode 011 - Crimson Peak (2015) - Gothic Romance & Tom's Hair
Crimson Peak (2015) · Oct 25, 2020
Episode 010 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) - "It's Spooky Time!"
Sleepy Hollow (1999) · Oct 11, 2020
Episode 009 - Marie Antoinette (2006) - "Let Them Eat Cake."
Marie Antoinette (2006) · Oct 4, 2020
Episode 008 - The Promise (2016) - "All About Armenia"
The Promise (2016) · Aug 23, 2020
Episode 007 - Outlaw King (2018) - "The Artichoke"
Outlaw King (2018) · Jul 19, 2020
Episode 006 - The Three Musketeers (2011) - "Airships & Bad Hair"
The Three Musketeers (2011) · Jun 28, 2020
Episode 005 - The Great Wall - "Well, there was a wall."
The Great Wall (2016) · May 17, 2020