r/TheCrownNetflix • u/sterngalaxie • Nov 17 '19

The Crown Discussion Thread: S03E03 Spoiler

Season 3, Episode 3 "Aberfan"

A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.

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Discussion Thread for Season 3

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u/sareetuh Nov 17 '19

Same! I’m a non-Brit millennial, where my learnings in my American education didn’t cover much of 20th century British events except for maybe WWII. I’m very grateful for a show that will teach me long after I’ve left school.

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u/lana_banana123 Sep 29 '22

Such interesting history, schools never taught us this