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The Crown
2016 • Drama
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story o…
Matched on: intrigue
The Tudors
2007 • Drama • Romance
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and t…
Matched on: intrigue
The Great
2020 • Drama • Comedy
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Victoria
2016 • Drama
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire t…
Why matched: genres Drama
The Musketeers
2014 • Drama • Action & Adventure
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest an…
Why matched: genres Drama, Action & Adventure
Versailles
2015 • Drama
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historic…
Why matched: genres Drama
The White Princess
2017 • War & Politics • Drama
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
The White Queen
2013 • Drama
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Why matched: genres Drama
The Royals
2015 • Drama
Drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also…
Why matched: genres Drama
Shaka Zulu
1986 • War & Politics • Drama • Action & Adventure
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre…
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
Catherine the Great
2019 • War & Politics • Drama
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russi…
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
The Bastard Executioner
2015 • Drama
A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his…
Why matched: genres Drama
Elizabeth I
2005 • Drama
The reign of Elizabeth I of England and her relationships with the Earl of Leicester and the Earl of Essex.
Why matched: genres Drama
Elizabeth R
1971 • Drama
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascensio…
Matched on: intrigue
The Virgin Queen
2006 • Drama
The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudle…
Why matched: genres Drama
Still Star-Crossed
2017 • Drama
A period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets…
Matched on: intrigue