DVD: The Favourite: Olivia Colman; Emma Stone; Rachel Weisz

In 1711, Great Britain is at war with France. Queen Anne is in poor health; she has no interest in governing, preferring activities such as racing ducks and playing with her 17 rabbits, surrogates for the children she miscarried or who died in infancy. Her confidante, adviser, and furtive lover Sarah Churchill effectively rules the country through her influence over the Queen while tending to Anne's ill health and volatile temper. When new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous, tragicomical rivalry to become the Queen's favourite. Also stars Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn and James Smith. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/enchantress-doris-leslie/