The princess who rewrote history - Leonora Neville
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Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.” As a princess writing about her own family, she had to balance her loyalty to her kin with her obligation to portray events accurately. Leonora Neville investigates this epic historical narrative.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Leonora Neville
- Director Els Decaluwe
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Music Vincent Groos
- Sound Designer Samuel Chan
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
