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Royal Wives at War (2016)
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Royal Wives at War (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story: The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
Style: thought provoking, captivating
Plot: royal family, british history, memories, feud, queen, queen elizabeth ii, relationships, kingdom, queen of england, british monarchy, royal court, royalty, abdication, british royal family
Time: year 1936
Place: united kingdom

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, historical drama, serious and period drama films with plots about royal family, royalty, queen, british royal family, monarch, royal court and monarchy mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Royal Wives at War: The Queen (2009), Whatever Love Means (2005), Queens (2016), The Royal House of Windsor (2017), Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Queen (2009)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
TV show
Story: The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: monarch, queen, royal family, british monarchy, queen elizabeth ii, british royal family, female protagonist, queen of england, historical figure, british history, ruler, historical character ...
Place: england, britain
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Whatever Love Means (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Strap in for a rollercoaster ride through the emotional worlds of love and royalty in an original WE Channel movie exploring the enduring, 30-year romance shared between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. Decades before the fairy tale wedding ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: royal family, british royal family, royalty, princess diana, troubled marriage, heir to the throne, extramarital affair, princess, relationships, love and romance, love affair, relationship problems ...
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Queens (2016)
Genre: History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the rivalry that existed between two great European monarchs: Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England. They fought for supremacy in the political, religious and personal realms, under the attentive eyes of the most feared ...
Style: historical drama, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: royalty, queen elizabeth i, rivalry, british history, monarchy, royal family, queen, monarch, tudors, historical character, kingdom, queen of england ...
Time: 16th century
Place: united kingdom
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59%
The Royal House of Windsor (2017)
Genre: Documentary, History
Country: UK
Duration: 296 min.
TV show
Story: Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: british royal family, royal family, royalty, monarchy, queen elizabeth ii, british history, monarch, princess diana, ruler, historical character, historical figure, life ...
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Biography - First telecast in 1982, this drama picks up the story of Prince Charles (Roger Rees) and Lady Diana (Catherine Oxenberg) as their marriage begins to fall apart and follows it through to the royal couple's very public divorce. ...
Plot: royalty, royal family, royal romance, extramarital affair, prince, princess, british royal family, marriage, queen, queen elizabeth ii, queen of england, scandal ...
Place: britain
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Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 205 min.
Story: A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
Style: historical drama, realistic, captivating, serious, political ...
Plot: royal family, king, queen, intrigue, execution, tudors, coronation, royalty, monarchy, monarch, power, betrayal ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, scotland, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style: stylized, captivating, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: queen, royalty, royal family, political intrigue, royal court, betrayal, political unrest, tudors, renaissance, state affairs, british history, nudity ...
Time: 16th century
Place: scotland, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Elizabeth I (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Elizabeth I may be remembered as the greatest monarch to rule England, but during her lifetime she was beset by enemies and hers was a life of constant battling.
Style: disturbing, realistic, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, palace intrigue, royal family, rivalry, ambition, power, monarch, throne, war, royalty ...
Time: 16th century
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51%
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King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy (2012)
Genre: History
Country: UK
TV show
Story: King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy. Documentary examining the couple who rescued the monarchy. King George V was an unlikely moderniser but his innovations were key. A two-part portrait of Elizabeth II's ...
Style: captivating
Plot: royalty, royal family, british monarchy, husband wife relationship, historical character, social problems, british empire, british history, monarchy, king, family relations, historical figure ...
Place: britain
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50%
Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's ...
Style: romantic, captivating
Plot: monarch, king, british royal family, queen, monarchy, british history, royal romance, royal palace, royal court, romantic relationship, historical figure, love and romance ...
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A Vote for the King of the Romans (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Story: Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, tense, disturbing
Plot: king, knight, father son relationship, czech history, european history, aristocrat, royal family, historical character, family relations, power struggle, kingdom, historical figure ...
Time: 14th century, middle ages
Place: central europe
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The Black Prince (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: punjabi, royalty, queen victoria, king, cross cultural relations, queen, journey, monarch, culture clash, historical figure, cultural difference, british monarchy ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century
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49%
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: A jealous king jeopardizes his family, friendships and succession.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: shakespeare, royal court, intrigue, affair, life is a bitch, royal family, male female relationship, palace intrigue, relationships, problem, husband wife relationship, kingdom ...
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46%
The Countess of Castiglione (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of ...
Style: disturbing, captivating
Plot: queen, war for independence, royal court, italian history, palace intrigue, seduction, historical figure, historical character, attempted seduction, relationships, intrigue
Time: 19th century
Place: paris france, italy, turin italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: The Winter's Tale (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable, illustrating how uncontrollable emotions can range across gender, country, class and age. Its universe is full of monsters, gods and natural disasters with a ...
Style: romantic, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: jealousy, royal family, kingdom, love story, queen, relationships, family disapproval, in love, couple relations, romantic relationship, royal court, love and romance ...
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The Biographer (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dramatisation of the events leading to Andrew Morton writing his biography of Princess Diana.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: british monarchy, relationship problems, infidelity, journalist, husband wife relationship, royal family, male female relationship, love affair, marital problem, queen of england, british royal family, family problems ...
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Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Style: serious, realistic, costume drama, stylized, period piece ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, protestant, royal court, throne, queen elizabeth i, tudors, murder, intrigue, british history, betrayal, british monarchy ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: scotland, england, scottish highlands, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years ...
Style: historical drama, spiritual, costume drama, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: tudors, royalty, queen, queen elizabeth i, monarch, ancient, british history, royal family, catholic, execution, political intrigue, 007 ...
Time: 16th century, year 1971, ancient times
Place: scotland, europe, france, britain, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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The Royal Exchange (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In 1721, the Regent of France, wanting to seal the peace with Spain, offers to the Spanish King, a marriage between their respective heirs: Louis XV, age 11, and Maria Anna Victoria, the 4-year-old Spanish infanta. The Regent of France also offers ...
Style: atmospheric, captivating, serious, scenic, thought provoking ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
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Time: 18th century
Place: versailles, spain, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Victoria (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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 the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, romantic, realistic, touching ...
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Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, future, 1830s
Place: britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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38%
The Marriage of Gustav III (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Swedish King Gustav III is bold and courageous regarding government. He is to marry a Danish princess. But when it comes to love and courtship, the king feels lost. Therefore he asks the loyal and experienced Captain Munck for assistance.
Style: captivating, historical drama, masterpiece, period drama
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38%
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Style: costume drama, period piece, atmospheric, stylized, touching ...
Audience: family friendly
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, year 2017, 2010s ...
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The Crown (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Story: 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 of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspense, clever, historical drama ...
Audience: family outing
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Time: 50s, 1940s, 70s, 80s, 1950s ...
Place: england, buckingham palace, london, syria, britain
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36%
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Margaret (2009)
Genre: Drama, History
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Style: captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, political ...
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Elizabeth (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 124 min.
Story: The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
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Edward II (1970)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
Style: light, captivating, costume drama
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Time: 16th century
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34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
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Style: serious, exciting, captivating, stylized
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the ...
Style: romantic, sexy, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick
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Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
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33%
The Women of Windsor (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 182 min.
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Place: britain
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