46 h. ago Death By Lightning facts from a president's 'real' killer to an unimpressed sex cult

Netflix's new historical series Death By Lightning tells the "wild" true story of the events surrounding the death of America's 20th President James Garfield.

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69 h. ago Death by Lightning: The unbelievable true story of James Garfield’s presidency and assassination

Netflix miniseries stars Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen as President James Garfield and his assassin

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2 d. ago Where was Death By Lightning filmed? Locations for new Netflix drama

Death By Lightning is a four-part historical drama that tells the tale of what led to the 20th President of the United States being assassinated.

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2 d. ago Death By Lightning explains what happened to assassin Charles Guiteau

Death By Lightning has finally dropped on Netflix but how did assassin Charles Guiteau's story end?

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2 d. ago Death By Lightning explains why Charles Guiteau assassinated US President James Garfield

Netflix's Death By Lightning sees the build-up and the aftermath to Charles Guiteau killing America's 20th President James Garfield.

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3 d. ago Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen

The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level“My name,” says Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), the anti-hero of punchy four-part historical miniseries Death by Lightning, “will be known one day all across this country!” Guiteau was, until now, wrong. He tried to insert himself into history by assassinating the US president, James Garfield, in 1881 – but Garfield was only four months into his tenure, so all Guiteau did by shooting him was turn them both into difficult pub quiz answers.Death by Lightning pays careful tribute to Garfield, a quietly extraordinary statesman, but its focus is Guiteau and, if this show is a hit, he might finally get his wish. If so, it’ll be because Charles Guiteau has become a byword for the sort of pitiable crank that Matthew Macfadyen plays better than anyone else on television. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Death by Lightning review – A presidential assassination drama that probably won’t make history

Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen brilliantly play out the fate of a forgotten president in the post-civil war era, but Netflix’s scholarly four-part series struggles to transcend the niche appeal of period political drama

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3 d. ago Netflix Death By Lightning cast from Handmaid's Tale to The Last of Us stars

Death By Lightning follows the true story of America's assassinated 20th President James Garfield and his greatest admirer as well as his killer Charles Guiteau.

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1 week ago Inside Netflix's Death By Lightning from release date to 'wild' real

Death By Lightning is a new unbelievable true story drama from the creators of Game of Thrones.

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2 w. ago London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting

‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic warsHe fought in the Napoleonic wars and is one of only nine Black soldiers known to have received the Waterloo Medal, the first British medal awarded to soldiers regardless of their rank.Yet the story of Pte Thomas James has been overlooked for centuries. Continue reading...

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Murdaugh: Death in the Family has just started airing on Disney Plus and Hulu, and the true crime drama tells the unbelievable story of the infamous Murdaugh family from South Carolina

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4 w. ago The great BrewDog tree MASSACRE: Brewing boss James Watt planted 500k trees in an eco

The brewery James Watt started in an Aberdeenshire garage had become a global enterprise. Now he planned a new empire - one blanketed with carbon capturing trees.

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4 w. ago BrewDog founder James Watt's abject humiliation laid bare: Inside story of how taxpayers funded his giant 'eco

The brewery James Watt started in an Aberdeenshire garage had become a global enterprise. Now he planned a new empire - one blanketed with carbon capturing trees.

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Just in time for winter, Crocs has launched a sale on its faux-fur lined range which includes slippers, clogs and sandals that are designed to keep feet warm

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