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Estelle Paranque
Assistant Professor in Early Modern History

Estelle Paranque for Northeastern Global News

Is ‘Gladiator II’ historically accurate? Does it even matter? Historian weighs in on Ridley Scott’s ancient Roman sequel
A screen capture from 'Gladiator II' of two gladiators fighting in an arena.

Is ‘Gladiator II’ historically accurate? Does it even matter? Historian weighs in on Ridley Scott’s ancient Roman sequel

A Northeastern historian questions whether the epic drama 'Gladiator II' is more fiction than historical fiction.
Lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, give up their secrets after 450 years, thanks to Northeastern historian
A cipher from Mary Queen of Scots.

Lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, give up their secrets after 450 years, thanks to Northeastern historian

Estelle Paranque is working to translate Mary Stuart’s medieval French into English after a team of computer scientists cracked the cipher.
Are there historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’? This history professor says that’s OK
Screen capture of Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon from the Ridley Scott movie's trailer.

Are there historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’? This history professor says that’s OK

The new trailers for Ridley Scott’s film on Napoleon inflamed some historians due to inaccuracies, but a history expert says that's fine.