Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Television Series in 2017, \u201cThe Crown\u201d has proven to successfully be both entertaining and educational. The spring HArding University in England (HUE) students watched the series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II as they traveled to parts of Europe where her reign took place.
\nDirector of Harding\u2019s Northern European Programs Lauren Knight said her goal for the students abroad is to get a feel for British history and culture before they arrive. Watching the series is required for the Humanities 2730 course, which discusses British History and covers British Roman times to Britain today. Knight said the show gave her and the students a whole new appreciation of the British monarch.
\n\u201cAs Americans, we see them as fabulously-adorned celebrities, but here, the view of who they are and what they sacrifice is a bit more of a sensitive subject,\u201d Knight said. \u201cThey are doing a job they never chose. They never get to quit. They never get to live private lives. And they do this job until they die.\u201d
\nEven if \u201cThe Crown\u201d isn\u2019t 100% accurate, it gives good insight to actual historical events. Senior Olivia Brown said her experience watching \u201cThe Crown\u201d while abroad last spring made things a little easier to understand in regard to the Royal Family.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s impressive that the queen manages to handle all her duties, especially because she didn\u2019t expect to have to handle them when she was just a little girl,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe think of Queen Elizabeth II as a sweet old lady, when really, she is extremely smart and tough having to handle a room full of male politicians for longer than any woman in American politics.\u201d
\nCurrent HUE student, sophomore Rachel Dixon, said she would\u2019ve never known a lot of the information presented in \u201cThe Crown\u201d if she hadn\u2019t watched the show.
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t know a lot of the scandals that occurred during the first part of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s reign,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cFor example, I\u2019m too young to know about Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend and the controversy that went with that. It was also interesting to see what a recent monarch\u2019s coronation looks like and also learn in class about how those traditions were started.\u201d
\nKnight agreed with Dixon that watching the show gives students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s reign and what it means to be a monarch.
\n\u201cWhile headlines and movies weave together personal issues and dramatic relationships, the truth is we probably won\u2019t ever really know if that\u2019s accurate or not,\u201d Knight said. \u201cHowever, it does offer an interesting perspective of what it would be like to live as a monarch for most of your life and how large world events would be viewed from the perspective of Her Majesty.\u201d
\nSeason three of \u201cThe Crown\u201d will premiere on Netflix Nov. 17, and the HUE students are anticipating the release.
\n\u201cWe will arrive in Dublin on the night season three is released and are doing a cozy watch party in our Dublin hotel,\u201d Knight said. \u201cThere will be tea, all the Cadbury chocolate you can imagine, and it should be loads of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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