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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…
Style:
saga, feel good, costume drama, period drama, political drama
Plot:
royalty, monarchy, empress, female nudity, princess, european, aristocracy, castle, male nudity, victorian england, strength, biopic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
austria
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41K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 320 min.
Story:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, retro, breathtaking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient egypt, antiquity, peplum, queen, ancient history, strong female lead, roman empire, ancient, julius caesar, cleopatra, tomb ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1963, 1st century b.c., 1930s ...
Place:
egypt, rome italy, alexandria egypt, africa, greece ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
King Arthur establishes the ideals and laws of Camelot but is tragically forced to enforce these laws against his own wife.
Style:
costume drama, emotional, intense, lyrical, colorful ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
medieval, arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, betrayal, sword fight, heroes, broadway, jousting, monarch, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1967, 6th century, 5th century ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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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, costume drama, spiritual, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
tudors, royalty, queen elizabeth i, nobility, queen, monarch, ancient, monarchy, queen of england, british history, royal court, royal family ...
Time:
ancient times, 16th century, year 1971, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, europe, britain, france, england
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place:
arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away ...
Style:
sweet, witty, semi serious, humorous, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, date night, chick flick
Plot:
couples, love and romance, disorder, hidden identity, master and servant, rich and poor, cinderella story, monarchy, renaissance, monarch, village, village life ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, victorian era, year 1994, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, fictional island, bristol
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the ...
Style:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, renaissance, male nudity, religion, sex, intrigue, female nudity, forbidden love, politics, queen, passionate sex ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1994
Place:
france, paris france, europe, poland, england ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on a true story, Aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century English family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
master and servant, family relations, royalty, aristocracy, rich and poor, high society, society, royal family, honor, politics, siblings relations, intrigue ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
england, ireland, europe
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Style:
emotional, epic, period piece, visually stunning, cerebral ...
Plot:
power of love, historical character, culture clash, american history, new world, native american, american indian, tudors, adventurer, indians, communication problem, fort ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, middle ages, year 2005, 16th century ...
Place:
virginia, north america, america, usa, england
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is for our nightmarish cast of characters to find a way into the real world and confront their creators. From present day Soho to the fictional film world ...
Style:
surreal, horror comedy, semi serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
apocalypse, time travel, scarecrow, good versus evil, farce, parallel world, danger, village life, halloween, monarch, monarchy, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, europe, london
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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:
emotional, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
slavery, politics, politician, mentor, civil rights, slave trade, friendship, freedom, christian, british empire, religion, biopic ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, ancient times, 1800s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are ...
Style:
gothic, dark, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, plague, witch, knight, sword and sorcery, danger, monk, heroic mission, dealing with death, sword and shield, bubonic plague, pagan ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, year 2010
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, young lady falls for an outlaw.
Style:
captivating, emotional, realistic, costume drama, tense ...
Plot:
new world, state affairs, colony, political unrest, medieval, social differences, society, love and romance, idealism, family relations, monarchy, monarch ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, new england, massachusetts, britain
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40K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ...
Style:
captivating, family saga, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
countryside, estate, love affair, rich and poor, couple relations, love and romance, society, master and servant, poverty, social differences, family relations, english countryside ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 1790s, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, britain
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13K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
England, 1603. Elizabeth I is dead and King James of Scotland has taken the throne. With the country at war with catholic Spain, English catholics are persecuted and priests caught saying mass are punished with death. Several attempts have already ...
Style:
costume drama, saga, period piece, historical drama, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
king of england, medieval, religion, planned murder, activist, british monarchy, monarchy, monarch, catholic, parliament, execution, treason ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, britain, scotland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, political, visually appealing, visually stunning ...
Plot:
childhood, chinese history, world war two, biopic, revolution, emperor, politics, prison, eunuch, drug addiction, communism, symbolism ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 1900s ...
Place:
china, beijing china, asia, japan, east asia
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638
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
medieval, royalty, monarchy, knight, crusade, earl, fortress, revolutionary war, kingdom, freedom, revolution, revolutionary ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place:
scotland, britain, england, holy land
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into ...
Style:
feel good, touching, exciting, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
rich and poor, youth, switching roles, young heroes, tudors, royal court, hidden identity, mistaken identity, fish out of water, social differences, society, intrigue ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, historical drama, period drama
Plot:
royal family, world war two, family relations, couples, family life, social differences, head of state, intrigue, rivalry, fall in love, society, dishonesty ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
england, europe, britain, london
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182K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, costume drama, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
king arthur, knight, medieval, king, arthurian legend, sword fight, military, combat, battles, sword and shield, roman empire, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, ancient times, year 2004 ...
Place:
britain, scotland, england, europe, rome italy ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, touching, emotional, romantic ...
Plot:
love affair, true love, british royal family, monarch, royalty, royal family, relationship vs career, against the rules, social differences, politics, moral dilemma, follow your dream ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
england, france, budapest
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, diplomacy, politics, prime minister, leadership, state affairs, head of state, world war, political leader, monarchy, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
throne, parliament, treason, revolution, battles, civil war, political unrest, state affairs, betrayal, rebellion, royalty, sexual tension ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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45K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
knight, medieval, crusader, siege, sword fight, castle, warrior, battles, evil king, king, nobility, evil man ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 2011
Place:
england, britain, europe
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21K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Sweden, Belgium, Croatia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana (Naomi Watts) campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon (Naveen Andrews).
Style:
captivating, sentimental, emotional, romantic drama, political ...
Plot:
princess diana, royal family, princess, paparazzi, biopic, tragic love, british royal family, secret love, love affair, state affairs, society, charity ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 90s
Place:
england, europe, london, paris france
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Genre: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Lee Yool falls off a cliff and nearly dies in an attempted assassination. He loses his memory, and wanders for 100 days under a new name and personality. During this period, he meets Hong Sim, head of the first detective agency in Joseon.
Style:
dorama, romantic drama, romantic, light, feel good ...
Plot:
ancient korea, amnesia, monarchy, marriage of convenience, memory loss, joseon dynasty, love story, family relations, king, husband wife relationship, family life, fall in love ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.
Style:
romantic drama, dorama, touching, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, novelist, female sexism, monarchy, historian, justice, social problems, society, social relations, meeting, female protagonist, sexism ...
Place:
thailand
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179
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, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
royalty, queen elizabeth i, rivalry, monarchy, british history, royal family, tudors, monarch, royal court, power struggle, king, queen of england ...
Time:
16th century, 15th century
Place:
united kingdom
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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:
captivating, exciting, tense, touching, crying ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, conspiracy, political intrigue, king, monarchy, rivalry, assassination attempt, betrayal, murder, coronation, husband wife relationship, treason ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
korea
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