British history movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant british history movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, political, interesting, captivating and stylized films and TV shows about / with british history, politics, royalty, royal family, intrigue, betrayal, british royal family, husband wife relationship, queen and state affairs plots mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
british history
TOP 10 movies tagged as british history: Elizabeth (1998), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Victoria (2016), The King (2019), Darkest Hour (2017), The Crown (2016), The King's Speech (2010), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The English Game (2020), Victoria & Abdul (2017).
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List of british history movies
101K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
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.
Style:
factual, realistic, stylized, political, epic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
queen, british history, queen elizabeth i, tudors, historical character, politics, head of state, british royal family, royal court, royal family, throne, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, victorian era, middle ages, 18th century
Place:
england, london, scotland, spain, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style:
colourful, epic, factual, breathtaking, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
british history, queen elizabeth i, throne, queen, women, tudors, royal family, politics, female protagonist, catholicism, medieval, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, middle ages, 1930s, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, scotland, spain, europe ...
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29K
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:
romantic, realistic, touching, factual, serious ...
Plot:
royal family, british history, monarchy, royalty, queen victoria, european history, british monarchy, queen of england, queen, female protagonist, british empire, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, 1830s
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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135K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In 15th-century England, Prince Hal transforms from wayward wastrel to powerful king after he reluctantly inherits the throne and its many conflicts.
Style:
bleak, disturbing, captivating, surprise ending, rough ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
medieval, british history, king, father son relationship, king of england, kingdom, war, crown, death of father, battlefield, lie, coronation ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
england, france
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207K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, inspirational, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, winston churchill, politics, leadership, choice, decision, british prime minister, british politics, leader, british empire ...
Time:
year 1940, 1940s
Place:
england, united kingdom, dunkirk, britain, london ...
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227K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
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, realistic, serious, clever, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
royal family, british royal family, british history, queen elizabeth ii, monarchy, winston churchill, queen, politics, prime minister, british monarchy, monarch, suspense ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 80s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, uplifting, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
british royal family, world war two, royal family, british history, stuttering, disability, unlikely friendships, politics, british monarchy, king of england, historical character, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, europe ...
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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:
sexy, romantic, stylized, atmospheric, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, intrigue, royal family, medieval, royal court, king, queen, politics, family relations, ambition, british history, marriage ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
england, rome italy, london, europe, france
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Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 281 min.
TV show
Story:
Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.
Style:
uplifting, inspirational, stylized, realistic, serious
Plot:
soccer, british history, tournament, football player, sports history, football, society, sport team, friendship, social problems, family relations, against the rules ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
england
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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:
atmospheric, stylized, touching, melancholic, feel good ...
Plot:
servant, british history, queen of england, queen victoria, muslim, british empire, hindu, friendship, royal court, british monarchy, racism, death of protagonist ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1890s, 20th century
Place:
florence, buckingham palace, india, scotland, taj mahal
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206K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style:
factual, art house, intellectual, funny, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, rivalry, british history, queen, aristocracy, power struggle, fight for supremacy, female rivalry, intrigue, british aristocracy, violence ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
britain, england
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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, exciting, captivating, serious, realistic
Plot:
british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, royal family, palace intrigue, power, ambition, rivalry, war, throne, women, historian ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style:
talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
world war two, british history, politics, war, winston churchill, head of state, state affairs, rise to the top, couple relations, society, husband wife relationship, leadership ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1934
Place:
england, germany, europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in ...
Plot:
british history, shakespeare, king of england, royalty
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
intrigue, tudors, historical character, power struggle, royalty, love triangle, king, royal family, heir, queen, british royal family, couple relations ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, europe
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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, stylized, bleak, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
royal family, protestant, throne, royal court, tudors, queen elizabeth i, murder, queen, intrigue, treason, british history, betrayal ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Style:
talky, sexy, colourful, heartbreaking, dramatic ...
Plot:
british history, tudors, royal family, british monarchy, royalty, adultery, british royal family, renaissance, intrigue, betrayal, politics, king ...
Time:
16th century, 60s, 18th century, 1930s, middle ages
Place:
england, london, scotland, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous calvary ...
Style:
epic, factual, harsh, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
war, british history, politics, british army, anti war, military, british soldier, visceral, battles, justice, wartime, assassination ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, 70s, 60s
Place:
england, canada, london, europe, istanbul turkey ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 223 min.
TV show
Story:
HBO miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, royal family, queen, monarchy, couple relations, british history, politics, royal court, older woman younger man relationship, family relations, political unrest, age difference ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, europe, ireland, spain, scotland ...
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111K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style:
political, touching, thought provoking, inspirational, sexy ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british history, leadership, female politician, women, female protagonist, british politics, british prime minister, political leader, life & death, idealism ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, argentina
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673K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
epic, atmospheric, dramatic, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, survival, war, soldier, evacuation, military officer, beach, wartime, air attack, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
france, england, english channel, dunkirk, los angeles ...
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15K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, atmospheric, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
politics, friendship, british history, royalty, queen, victorian england, british monarchy, relationships, queen victoria, love story, widow, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1860s
Place:
scotland, england, london, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot:
revolution, battles, royal family, political unrest, british history, society, tyranny, military, leadership, intrigue, against the odds, rebellion ...
Time:
17th century, 80s, 18th century, middle ages
Place:
england, ireland, scotland, europe, london ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Style:
political, factual, atmospheric, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
power struggle, political intrigue, royalty, king, infidelity, suspense, dysfunctional family, british history, medieval, royal family, manipulation, british royal family ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century
Place:
england, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style:
stylized, realistic, captivating, serious
Plot:
royalty, queen, royal family, political intrigue, royal court, betrayal, political unrest, state affairs, british history, renaissance, tudors, women ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
scotland, england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
British politician Jeremy Thorpe is accused of murdering his ex-lover and is forced to stand trial in 1979.
Style:
captivating, light, humorous, tense, political ...
Plot:
politics, gay, british history, lgbt, closeted homosexual, secret life, member of parliament, lgbtq, ex lover, politician, friend, witness ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
united kingdom, dublin ireland, california, london
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Style:
sitcom, light, entertaining, humorous, satirical
Plot:
british history, satire, writers, shakespeare, family relations, poet, renaissance, humour, historical event, playwright, husband wife relationship, toilet humor ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The crew of a Royal Naval expedition searching for the Arctic's treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, slasher ...
Plot:
arctic, expedition, cannibalism, starvation, insanity, violence, british navy, paranoia, leadership, animal attack, delusion, corpse ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1940s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of William Wilberforce's courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Although meeting intense opposition, his minister, John Newton, urges him to see the cause through.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, political, talky, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
slavery, politics, christian, friendship, freedom, corruption, civil rights, politician, slave trade, culture clash, justice, civil war ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s, 50s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, london, africa, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 195 min.
TV show
Story:
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC 1 period British sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
british history, heir, queen, parents and children, state affairs, inheritance, politics, battles, witch, war, royalty, civil war ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
england, scotland, europe, britain
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