Erin Zapcic portrays a queen at Medieval Times' Buena Park castle in California. Zapcic has worked most of the roles at the castle and helped lead unionizing efforts. "While I do love my job ...

Elizabeth I, for instance. Or Mary I. Or even Queen Doña Maria Isabella — the first female monarch in the 34-year history of Medieval Times, who will be taking the throne on Thursday. " ...

who plays the Queen in the California shows. Medieval Times LLC has not responded to numerous requests for comment. The show’s cast of knights, squires, and stable hands voted to unionize ...

Zapcic typically plays the role of Queen Doña Maria Isabella in the Buena Park Medieval Times production. “Instead of understanding and respecting what we are fighting against, guests became ...

Kate Ferrell, a Medieval Times performer who also plays a queen at the Buena Park location, said returning to work was “a decision we did not make lightly and was weighed against numerous ...

They may play knights and squires, lord chancellors and queens, but some performers at the Medieval Times dinner theater castle in Buena Park say they’re treated more like peasants, enduring ...

We were introduced to Queen Maria Isabella, the first queen in Medieval Times history who began her reign in 2018 after decades of male-only leadership in the castle. A falcon swooped across the ...

UPDATE: N.J. Medieval Times union proclaims victory. ‘We won!!!’ Staff lets trumpets blare, prepares for fight ahead. From disparate lands across the kingdom, they will gather in the castle tower.

Queen Isabella of Castille and King Ferdinand II of Aragon receive Christopher Columbus in April 1492 at the Spanish royal court. Isabella was one of a group of medieval queens who took active ...

as commanded by the Queen." It's this very blend of old-timey vagueness and corporate adspeak that makes Medieval Times fun in a way that, say, Disneyland and Renaissance fairs aren't. Purchasable ...