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A beautiful mixed race woman sits behind a grand desk in a darkened office, a classic painting hanging behind her above a marble fireplace.

See Tessa Thompson in Deliciously Malicious Form in ‘Hedda’

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A young white woman in corseted period clothing is served afternoon tea in an upscale dining room.

Cheers to ‘House of Guinness,’ Which Feels Like an 1860s, Irish ‘Succession’

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A concerned looking man on horseback.

Beautifully Acted ‘Shardlake’ Brings 500-Year-Old Tudor Intrigue Into the Present Day

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A man and a woman in period Victorian costume embrace and laugh together in a garden.

Food, Glorious Food (and Other Pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

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A man in a grey suit and a woman in a 1950s-period grey dress and belt stand before a black board with chalk writing on it. The woman is smiling and holding up a speculum.

Papsolutely Fabulous: ‘Nan and the Lower Body’ Brings Feminist Issues to the Stage

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a 19th century couple dances close together at a masquerade ball.

'Bridgerton' Fans Will Swoon Over 'Mr. Malcolm's List'

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Two women stands smiling under grey skies, each with a man at their side. All wear hats and clothes in line with the fashions of the 1920s.

The New 'Downton Abbey' Film is Here, and its Creator Says Misery isn't Compulsory

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