Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
by David Price
Episode 2
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
When Dr. Foster diagnosed Tom with irritable heart, did he essentially diagnose him with the Civil War’s equivalent of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Not exactly.
If Hastings really was a Nightingale-nurse, she forgot some of her most important lessons.
Aurelia Johnson’s rape was a jarring, disturbing scene … While it left me a bit tired, I also felt it was important. Many television and film depictions of slavery are romanticized, and gloss over the visceral, individual horrors that enslaved men and women faced.
