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Marie Antoinette (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style: costume drama, period piece, visual, melancholic, visually stunning ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: queen, french revolution, historical character, princess, french history, royal family, royal court, aristocracy, decadence, biopic, fashion, royalty ...
Time: 18th century, year 2006, victorian era, ancient times, georgian era ...
Place: france, versailles, europe, austria, vienna ...
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Empresses in the Palace (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: An epic tale of love, betrayal and scandal set in 1722 during the Qing Dynasty and told from inside the Imperial Harem - the story of one emperor and his countless women. In a world filled with treachery and corruption, who will truly win the ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot: asian history, monarchy, female rivalry, chinese emperor, qing dynasty, royal court, palace intrigue, kingdom, royal palace, emperor, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china
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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
Plot: king, duke, royal family, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, marriage, male female relationship, couples, love affair, relationships, monarchy, couple relations ...
Time: 18th century
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 5.8
 1K
Henri 4 (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, France, Austria, Spain
Duration: 155 min.
Story: A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, twisted ...
Plot: french history, medieval, political unrest, politics, betrayal, military, head of state, battles, renaissance, royalty, war, love and romance ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place: france, europe
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 7.4
 105K
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, costume drama, period piece, realistic, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: queen, british history, royalty, tudors, queen elizabeth i, historical character, politics, british royal family, head of state, royal court, royal family, political intrigue ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 1998, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
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The Blessed Girl (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: In a mysterious and unknown continent named "Suchuan", there are many beautiful legends of mythology. A catastrophe caused the gods to fall, and Suchuan was thrown into chaos. After many years, the young monarch Yuan Yi ascends to the ...
Style: dramatic, entertaining, captivating, enigmatic, historical drama ...
Plot: supernatural power, strong female character, fantasy world, single father, monarchy, father daughter relationship, uncover truth, mother and daughter, mysterious past, past, secret past, learning the truth
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new ...
Style: romantic, inspirational, sweet, sexy, period piece ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: forbidden love, cross dressing, shakespeare, gender disguise, writer's life, love and romance, theater, couples, love story, lovers, playwright, passion ...
Time: 16th century, 90s, middle ages, ancient times, year 1998 ...
Place: england, london, europe, britain
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 7.9
 19K
Versailles (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: 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. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and ...
Style: captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot: royal family, intrigue, royal court, king, betrayal, ambition, rivalry, political intrigue, state affairs, rise to the top, infidelity, french history ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: versailles, france
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 7.5
 228K
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: period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, political ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, queen, aristocracy, bossy woman, power struggle, fight for supremacy, british royal family, british history, female rivalry, british aristocracy, violence ...
Time: 18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place: britain, england
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The Hollow Crown (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style: serious, captivating, historical drama, epic, stylized ...
Audience: date night
Plot: king, royal family, queen, medieval, betrayal, royalty, shakespeare, heir to the throne, battles, power struggle, political intrigue, historical character ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: england, britain, europe
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The Virgin Queen (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 237 min.
TV show
Story: 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 Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, factual, touching, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, queen elizabeth i, royal family, throne, forbidden love, royalty, queen of england, british monarchy, monarch, state affairs, head of state, treason ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
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Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 235 min.
TV show
Story: The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his 10 year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.
Style: realistic, serious, epic, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot: king, royal family, royalty, politics, mistress, rise and fall, ambition, social differences, rivalry, betrayal, love and romance, society ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, netherlands ...
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 8.3
 2K
Isabel (2011)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min.
TV show
Story: Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, spanish history, queen, royalty, aristocracy, unfaithful husband, conquering, palace intrigue, historical figure, throne, heir, rise to the top ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: spain, europe, portugal
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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: suspense, political, factual, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: christmas, king, power struggle, political intrigue, british history, dysfunctional family, infidelity, medieval, royalty, royal family, manipulation, british royal family ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 20th century, year 1968
Place: england, france, britain
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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
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 8.1
 13K
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, period piece, costume drama, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, tudors, rise to the top, political intrigue, royalty, british monarchy, monarch, manipulation, ambition, state affairs, medieval, society ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: england, europe, britain, london
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 5.6
 162
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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The Great Seer (2012)
Genre: Action, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Great Seer is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about practicers of divination and the power that they ...
Style: exciting, captivating, touching, tense, crying ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, conspiracy, political intrigue, king, rivalry, monarchy, assassination attempt, murder, betrayal, husband wife relationship, coronation, treason ...
Time: 14th century
Place: korea
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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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Fandorin. Azazello (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: The October Revolution hadn't happened, and the Bolsheviks had never risen to power. The year is 2023, and the rule over the Russian Empire is divided between tzar Nikolai III and a forward-thinking PM, Dmitry Orlov. Erast Fandorin, a ...
Style: exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, detective
Plot: monarchy, secret organization, alternate reality, police officer, alternative present, entity, suicide, police detective, police investigation, police
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 6.2
 23K
Vanity Fair (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, melancholic, emotional, stylized ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: high society, social climbing, aristocrat, rise to the top, female protagonist, rich and poor, blind ambition, couple relations, lovers, life turned upside down, power relations, society ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1820s, 1800s, regency period ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, bombay india ...
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 7.5
 50K
A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, factual ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, love affair, love triangle, adultery, political intrigue, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royalty, royal court, infidelity, king ...
Time: 18th century, year 2012, ancient times, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, copenhagen ...
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The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 471 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, cathedral, throne, catholic church, heir, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
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Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style: stylized, serious, realistic, historical drama, erotic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, royal court, king, french revolution, master and servant, royal family, lesbian subtext, female pubic hair, lgbt, lady in waiting, nobility, suicide by hanging ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1780s, ancient times, year 2012 ...
Place: paris france, france, versailles, europe, indiana
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A Royal Night Out (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, costume drama, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: palace, royal family, royalty, queen elizabeth ii, disorder, youth, fish out of water, escapades, family relations, british royal family, celebration, monarchy ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1900s, year 1945
Place: england, london, peru
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Catherine the Great (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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 Russian politics.
Style: historical drama, realistic, stylized, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: palace intrigue, russian history, imperial russia, historical character, empress, power struggle, state affairs, female protagonist, russian empire, monarchy, intrigue, politics ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s, 1790s, 1770s
Place: russia, ottoman empire
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 6.4
 113K
The Iron Lady (2011)
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, thought provoking, touching, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot: politics, british history, prime minister, british prime minister, female politician, life & death, women, leadership, biopic, female protagonist, british politics, political leader ...
Time: 20th century, 2010s, year 2011, 70s, 90s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
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 6.6
 10K
Restoration (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ...
Style: factual, costume drama, intense, serious, emotional ...
Audience: adult
Plot: plague, medicine, redemption, royal family, science, betrayal, fall in love, rise and fall, jealousy, justice, doctor, royalty ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: england, london, britain, europe
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To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style: clever, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: political intrigue, intrigue, society, rivalry, betrayal, rebelliousness, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture, royalty, politics ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: britain
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The Lost Prince (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama about the life of Prince John – youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary – who died at the age of 13 in 1919. John suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like ...
Style: serious, captivating, sincere, touching, depressing ...
Audience: kids
Plot: royal family, epilepsy, disability, british royal family, intrigue, state affairs, separation from family, family in crisis, world war one, countryside, monarchy, great war ...
Time: 1910s, 1900s, edwardian era, pre world war one
Place: england, europe
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