The Story: Fact-based drama about King Christian VII of Denmark, his marriage to England’s Princess Caroline and both of their relationships with a German doctor who becomes Christian’s advisor.

It's the good doctor's knowledge of Shakespeare, for example, that first attracts the interest of the theater-loving king (not surprisingly, "Hamlet" is a particular royal favorite). And it's ...

In 1767, British Princess Caroline is betrothed to mad King Christian VII of ... reforms of Denmark through Christian, even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves ...

“A Royal Affair,’’ Denmark’s official submission for ... coerced her mentally disturbed husband, King Christian VII, into instituting large numbers of progressive reforms.

Host Rachel Martin talks with director Nikolaj Arcel about his new film, A Royal Affair. The movie focuses ... MARTIN: This is Christian VII. ARCEL: Christian VII is the king.

USA TODAY review: ***1/2 out of four Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard Rated R; run time 2 hours, 17 minutes; opens Friday in select cities A Royal Affair covers plenty ...

the Oscar-nominated “A Royal Affair” revisits the saga of a liberal doctor who tried to launch a revolution from the inside out after infiltrating the court of crazy King Christian VII and his ...

Helmer Nikolaj Arcel reaches back to 18th-century Denmark to spin a real-life tale ... character-driven historical drama "A Royal Affair." Framed by the letter that the ailing Caroline (Alicia ...

When British princess Carolina Mathilde (Alicia Vikander) is introduced to her husband, Christian VII ... a decade away, but Denmark lags behind. The title of A Royal Affair, as well as the ...

What makes director and co-writer Nikolaj Arcel's A Royal Affair historically ... in ultra-conservative Denmark's Age of Enlightenment. The king is Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard), a foolish ...