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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The second Charles and Diana movie, with two virtual unknowns in the leads: Christopher Baines had acted on the British stage and on the BBC, but Catherine Oxenberg, a U.S.-born, British-raised professional model, here made her acting debut. Of ...
Style:
sentimental, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royalty, wooing, british royal family, monarchy, british, biopic, tradition, palace intrigue, celebrity culture, social class, glamour, character study ...
Place:
london, united kingdom, england, house of windsor
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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:
captivating, romantic
Plot:
monarch, king, monarchy, british royal family, british history, queen, relationships, love and romance, romantic relationship, couple relations, royal court, historical figure ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, semi documentary, entertaining
Plot:
royal family, palace intrigue, tudors, palace, british royal family, king of england, love affair, storytelling, royal court, king, love story, relationships ...
Time:
16th century
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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, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
monarch, royal family, british monarchy, queen elizabeth ii, british royal family, historical character, queen of england, historical figure, british history, female protagonist, ruler, relationships ...
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices ...
Style:
historical drama, sentimental, serious, realistic, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
forbidden love, royal family, true love, abusive husband, royalty, abuse, infidelity, monarchy, monarch, couples, obsession, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, future, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
london, england, cannes, new york, shanghai ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 14 min.
TV show
Story:
In this biting animated satire, seven-year-old Prince George – youngest heir to the British throne – spills all the royal “tea” on Buckingham Palace’s residents and staff.
Style:
adult animation, parody, controversial, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
royal family, monarchy, british royal family, satire, irreverent, child protagonist, political satire, social class, class differences, social commentary, high school life, media satire ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, buckingham palace, london
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The continuing love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle during their first year of marriage.
Style:
entertaining, romantic, light, captivating
Plot:
royal court, married couple, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, love affair, royal family, love story, british royal family, marriage, lifestyle, couple relations, family life ...
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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, period piece, factual, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, british history, battles, political unrest, royal family, society, medieval, tyranny, royalty, military, monarch, against the odds ...
Time:
17th century, victorian era, middle ages, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, britain, europe, london ...
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33K
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:
exciting, costume drama, breathtaking, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
medieval, shakespeare, battles, politics, royalty, royal family, tragedy, king, honor, king of england, war, love and romance ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, year 1989, medieval times, ancient times
Place:
england, france, europe, britain, london ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
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, period piece, sincere, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
british history, stuttering, world war two, british royal family, royal family, politics, queen, friendship, british monarchy, monarchy, historical character, king ...
Time:
1930s, year 2010, pre world war two, 50s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.
Style:
political, psychological, captivating, reflective, poignant ...
Plot:
british politics, live performance, theater, british history, queen, prime minister, british, monarchy, royalty, queen elizabeth ii, politics, royal family ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, buckingham palace
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, political ...
Plot:
royal family, political satire, satire, social commentary, monarchy, british politics, money problems, british royal family, money, british history, british, politics ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dramatisation of the events leading to Andrew Morton writing his biography of Princess Diana.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
british monarchy, royal family, infidelity, princess diana, biopic, family relations, male female relationship, unfaithful husband, relationship problems, queen of england, british royal family, marital problem ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
When the King of France (Peter Hutt) demands that John (Tom McCamus) relinquish his crown in favor of his nephew, the young Prince Arthur, war is the inevitable result. Excommunication, attempted atrocity, rebellion and assassination all contribute ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, royal family, bastard, stage play, power struggle, political intrigue, king of england, royal palace, royal court, baron, king, kingdom ...
Time:
12th century
Place:
england, france
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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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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Style:
visually stunning, serious, costume drama, inspirational, intense ...
Plot:
shakespeare, conspiracy theory, politics, writers, queen elizabeth i, tudors, incestuous sex, poet, political intrigue, incest, intrigue, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, 17th century, ancient times, year 2011 ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, new york, wales ...
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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:
captivating, talky, serious, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
political intrigue, medieval, rebelliousness, intrigue, politics, royalty, rivalry, betrayal, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture ...
Time:
17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
britain
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, political, talky, clever ...
Plot:
monarchy, politics, biopic, royalty, nobility, aristocracy, mental illness, royal court, monarch, king of england, british monarchy, royal family ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1994, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, north america, london
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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:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, sincere, gothic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
tudors, royalty, royal family, monarch, renaissance, british monarchy, politics, nobility, female nudity, corporal punishment, queen, monarchy ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 19th century, 18th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
Style:
political, factual, witty, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
president, royalty, cousin cousin relationship, king of england, queen, u.s. president, disability, hot dog, polio, biopic, king, storytelling ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, year 2012, 20th century
Place:
usa, north america, new york state, new york, england ...
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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:
sexy, historical drama, atmospheric, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
medieval, knight, throne, siege, ancient, battlefield, war, king, husband wife relationship, scottish history, exile, castle ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
scotland, britain, scottish highlands, europe, england
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
Style:
sexy, costume drama, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
royal court, royalty, tudors, royal family, medieval, king, monarchy, queen of england, dishonesty, monarch, death, ambition ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century, ancient times
Place:
england, spain, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
queen victoria, husband wife relationship, royal family, monarch, royalty, monarchy, victorian england, royal court, state affairs, british monarchy, couple relations, political unrest ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.
Style:
epic, tense, costume drama, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
plague, society, lovers apart, monastery, medieval, witch, love and romance, state affairs, village, ancient, monk, betrayal ...
Time:
14th century, medieval times, middle ages, 50s
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arrives at a manor house closed for the season.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, melancholic, reflective, bleak ...
Plot:
monarchy, royalty, monarch, mortality, isolation, regret, manor, character study, palace intrigue, legacy, ghost, betrayal ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, atmospheric, melancholic, surreal ...
Plot:
writers, decadence, sexual attraction, poet, libertine, debauchery, oral sex, making love, infidelity, biopic, steamy romance, unfaithful husband ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, year 2006, year 2004, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story:
A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
royal family, king, tudors, monarchy, royalty, monarch, intrigue, coronation, execution, renaissance, power, medieval ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
england, britain, london, scotland
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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, serious, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
tudors, king of england, renaissance, royal family, queen of england, royalty, ambition, dishonesty, head of state, infidelity, monarch, historical event ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages
Place:
britain, europe, england
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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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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:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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