British aristocracy movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant british aristocracy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, political and interesting films and TV shows about / with british aristocracy, royalty, royal family, british royal family, betrayal, medieval, british monarchy, politics, british history and intrigue plots mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british aristocracy: The Favourite (2018), The Lion in Winter (1968), Elizabeth R (1971), Macbeth (1971), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Richard II (1978), Henry V (1979), Lady Jane (1986), Henry V (1989), Richard III (1995).

List of british aristocracy movies

 7.5
 206K
The Favourite (2018)
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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The Lion in Winter (1968)
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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 8.7
 2K
Elizabeth R (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisors know she has to marry. Doesn't she?
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, factual
Plot: royal family, queen elizabeth i, palace intrigue, queen of england, queen, political conspiracy, throne, monarchy, betrayal, state affairs, political unrest, patriotism ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
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 7.4
 14K
Macbeth (1971)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style: disturbing, atmospheric, bleak, sexy, brutal ...
Plot: shakespeare, murder, medieval, guilt, witch, prophecy, betrayal, desert island, ambition, ghost, nude, female nudity ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages, 70s
Place: scotland, england, europe
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Style: fairy tale, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized
Plot: tudors, british royal family, renaissance, british aristocracy, historical event, ancient, king, couples, religions or cults, uninhibited rivalry, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
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 8.0
 308
Richard II (1978)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
TV show
Story: Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, british history, british aristocracy, king of england, rebel, king, corruption, royalty, aristocrat, nephew, evil king
Time: middle ages, 14th century
Place: england
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 7.5
 151
Henry V (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story: The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, british aristocracy, king, dead children, historical event, battles
Time: 15th century
Place: france, england
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 7.1
 7K
Lady Jane (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story: The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to ...
Style: sexy, sincere, romantic, light, enigmatic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: tudors, royal family, royalty, politics, conspiracy, british monarchy, corporal punishment, women, renaissance, female nudity, beautiful scenery, political intrigue ...
Time: 19th century, 16th century, 1930s, 18th century, middle ages
Place: london, england, europe, rome italy
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 7.5
 31K
Henry V (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Style: epic, realistic, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: medieval, battles, war, shakespeare, politics, royal family, tragedy, king, king of england, mistress, military, state affairs ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages
Place: england, france, europe, london, scotland
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 7.3
 15K
Richard III (1995)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Shakespeare's Play transplanted into a 1930s setting.
Style: talky, atmospheric, stylized, witty, political ...
Plot: politics, royal family, shakespeare, murder, betrayal, manipulation, assassination, greed, ambition, battles, corrupted ruler, intrigue ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 18th century
Place: england, london, new york, germany, europe
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 7.4
 101K
Elizabeth (1998)
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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The Lion in Winter (2003)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story: King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: royal family, political intrigue, medieval, family relations, heir to the throne, parents and children, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, couple relations, state affairs, couples ...
Time: 12th century, middle ages
Place: england, europe
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 7.1
 2K
Henry VIII (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 193 min.
Story: Henry VIII is a two-part British television movie produced principally by Granada Television for ITV. It chronicles the life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, fairy tale, weird
Plot: tudors, king of england, royal family, ambition, intrigue, head of state, dishonesty, infidelity, historical event, renaissance, state affairs, rivalry ...
Time: 16th century
Place: europe, england
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
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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 7.3
 113K
The Queen (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style: political, factual, emotional, compassionate, thought provoking ...
Plot: british royal family, royal family, historical character, head of state, queen, queen elizabeth ii, british, politics, royalty, queen of england, monarchy, etiquette ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place: england, buckingham palace, london, scotland, britain ...
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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: 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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 8.1
 77K
The Tudors (2007)
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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 6.9
 85K
The Duchess (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Style: romantic, sexy, emotional, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: love triangle, duchess, love affair, aristocracy, love story, infidelity, duke, adultery, marriage, royalty, high society, marital rape ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era, middle ages ...
Place: england, london, europe
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The Young Victoria (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and ...
Style: romantic, touching, emotional, dramatic, factual ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: royal family, royalty, aristocracy, queen victoria, queen of england, royal court, marriage, politics, queen, love and romance, love, love story ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, middle ages, 1820s ...
Place: england, london, europe, buckingham palace, belgium
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The King's Speech (2010)
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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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, 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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The White Queen (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: captivating, stylized, serious, erotic, political ...
Plot: royal family, queen, throne, royal court, aristocracy, intrigue, young woman, royalty, rivalry, monarchy, love and romance, king ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages
Place: england, europe
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 7.3
 32K
Belle (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
Style: captivating, romantic, inspirational, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: slavery, racism, interracial relations, society, aristocracy, social differences, love and romance, high society, forbidden love, white male black female relationship, victorian england, slave ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era, 1780s
Place: england, london, africa, europe, vienna ...
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 6.6
 58K
Macbeth (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Style: bleak, atmospheric, stylized, brutal, psychological ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, ambition, betrayal, murder, crown, throne, witch, insanity, brutality, suspense, prophecy ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century, 70s, 1930s
Place: scotland, california, europe
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 8.1
 12K
Wolf Hall (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose ...
Style: serious, captivating, stylized, factual, educational ...
Plot: royal family, tudors, rise to the top, political intrigue, manipulation, ambition, state affairs, betrayal, politics, society, blind ambition, dishonesty ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
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 8.6
 227K
The Crown (2016)
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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 8.2
 29K
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: 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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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: 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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 6.9
 75K
Outlaw King (2018)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Style: atmospheric, exciting, factual, erotic, historical epic ...
Plot: medieval, knight, guerilla warfare, siege, war, exile, king, battlefield, throne, rebellion, castle, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 14th century, middle ages
Place: scotland, england, scottish highlands
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 7.3
 135K
The King (2019)
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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