The Disney+ fantasy blends real history with British myth and fantasy.

Anne was a real-life 19thcentury figure who left behind thousands of diary pages for her biographers to decode.

Eight-part Disney+ seriesRenegade Nellis set in 1705.

Louisa Harland in costume as a highwaywoman/ Nell Jackson in Disney+ Renegade Nell

She was also rumoured to have been a bisexual who had lesbian relationships at court.

Who were the Jacobites?

It took Nell and her crew to foil the plot and keep Anne in power.

Adrian Lester  in costume as the Earl of Poynton in Disney+ series Renegade Nell

Threepicks apart the Shakespeare references and sorts the hearsay from the verifiable sources.

As the carriage travels, a bright light is seen speeding towards it.

Could it be Billy returning, or even another folkloric sprite sent to help Nell on her mysterious journey?

Nick Mohammed in a green suit and wings as supernatural sprite Billy Blind in Renegade Nell

Renegade Nellis available to stream in full onDisney+