The Laughing Cavalier

24/08/2026

The Seventh Laughing Cavalier Stream, Live now:

I have no idea what I am doing... again. This will be brief.

22/08/2026

Here's the next preview of the Wolf Hall: Mirror and the Light review. I gave channel members/patreons an advanced look at it but its been a few days so thought I would let everyone else take a look. The intro is there again, so skip to 6:45 to get to the other stuff (which is the Authenticity, Drama and Conclusion, still working on the Character stuff).
Yet again, Sony claimed the Thomas theme (which isn't theirs and yet again was a cover version not the original). I am going to try with another version and if that fails, I will have to hum the theme tune and hope that works! Of all the things to be causing me problems, I did not think it would be Thomas the Tank Engine!

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13/08/2026

A slither of Tudor Drama news:

- 1536: Last week, it was announced that HBO had joined the BBC in producing their '1536' series based on the play (see the last Upcoming Tudor Drama video for more details on the plot). The director will be Molly Manners who, from what I can see, hasn't done a period piece before. I still stand by what I said in my video, don't think this one will work.

- Majesty: Still nothing official, however I did some digging and found a few crew members involved (see attached screenshots). The first one is Ray Holman, who is the costume designer. From what I can see, he has mainly worked on things like Doctor Who. Second one is Robyn Henderson, who is a 1st Assistant Director . Finally, Toby Evans is the 1st AD for episodes 3 and 4. A few more locals (the one use Facebook has!) have basically confirmed they were filming at Cosmeston Medieval Village. There was also some filming for what looks like a Tudor Drama (I'll put a link in the pinned comment) at Charlestown Harbour in Cornwall. It could be for something else but again there is a good chance Majesty is the one being filmed there, I imagine this is probably a second unit filming other stuff whilst the 1st unit is in Wales or something (unless it is for something else).

Anyway, last picture sums up my thoughts at the moment. We now wait for the cast to get announced and the drama that will unfold...

08/08/2026

Apologies for lack of posts, been very busy with real life stuff (and will probably be so for the rest of the summer from the looks of it). I was hoping for some more news about the 'Majesty' series to drop by now, speaking of:

- ITV said they would announce the cast before filming but it looks like they are staying radio silent for the moment, nothing has leaked either from CV's like you normally get. No doubt the second I post this I will be proven wrong, but I think the furore over the casting call is making them keep it under wraps till filming is done or at least advanced enough. It was meant to start on the 20th July, although one source also claimed August, and that it was to be in Wales. No confirmed news it has started though.
- The only possible clue we have that filming might be under way is that filming is happening for what looks like a large production at Cosmeston Medieval village in Wales (link in the pinned comment). One person on an article about 'Majesty' claimed it was for that series but nothing concrete other than there are a lot of horses, people in old costumes and it is for "some kind of medieval show". It could be something else entirely but there is a good chance they are using it for Majesty.

Other news:

- Slowly editing the Wolf Hall: Mirror and the Light review, I am a bit behind on it unfortunately, but I am hoping to have about half of it to preview to Patreons/Channel Members some time this month, then probably subscribers afterwards. I am still sorting out the first half mind you so it will be a while.
- Haven't done much on other videos, I keep fiddling with the script for Tudor Rant 5, although most of my effort is on the Wolf Hall review. As stated, I thought I would be able to do another video on this Majesty series by now but ITV have not given us the opportunity!
- Do keep an eye out on the Discord and the Posts, if I get the opportunity I am hoping to do a stream but that is dependent on several factors.

24/05/2026

I may have just made my favourite opening meme for a video ever.

17/05/2026

Upcoming Tudor Dramas for 2026(ish) in a Nutshell, premieres at 6pm UK Time:

Timestamps:00:00 - Opening01:13 - Introduction01:42 - Housekeeping/King & Conqueror (2025)03:20 - The General State of Tudor Dramas05:37 - Missing in Action:...

05/05/2026

Oh boy, I do love clickbait in the morning!

(TL;DR: Some people used AI or something to try and say a different one of Holbein's sketches is Anne Boleyn based on some very dodgy methodology. I'm with the Art Historians on rejecting this one)

05/04/2026

I think my next video might get me cancelled:

04/04/2026

What do we think of the thumbnail for the next video?