The story is sort true, in that at least two of the three characters existed and had a relationship. Queen Anne (Olivia Cotton, who I know from Broadchurch but this is an iconic performance), one of the lesser-known monarchs of England who reigned in the early 1700s during the war with the French. An occasionally distracted and often irritable royal figure with what appears to be stasis related skin changes, overall poor health and a soft spot for luscious desserts, she lives with her trusted friend Lady Sarah Churchill (an authoritative and and terrific Rachel Weizl) and tends to her 17 rabbits that tragically fill an emotional void for each of her failed pregnancies. The duo’s royal order, however imbalanced, gets disturbed by the arrival of the calculating, mud-covered ex-aristocrat Abigail Masham (Emma Stone like you’ve never seen before and very far from Lala Land), who humbly accepts a position as a servant while courting an agenda of her own to restore her glory days. Initially, an unsuspecting Sarah lends Abigail a genuine helping hand, only to quickly realize the treacherous intentions of the double-player.And then we are off to the races, who will win out?
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