European history movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant european history movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, historical drama, serious, period drama, realistic and costume drama films and TV shows about / with european history, female nudity, biopic, politics, royalty, medieval, ancient, murder, costume and political 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 european history: Charles, Emperor King (2015), Borgia (2011), Maria Theresa (2017), The Borgias (2011), The Broken Crown (2016), The Borgia (2006), Babylon Berlin (2017), Victoria (2016), Medici (2016), Janosik: A True Story (2009).

List of european history movies

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Charles, Emperor King (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: The series tells the story of Charles I or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the most powerful men Europe has met, the ruler of a empire as great in size as in diversity. As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it ...
Style: serious, factual, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot: aristocracy, spanish history, king, royal family, european history, renaissance, catholicism, society, church, royalty, rivalry, love and romance ...
Time: 16th century
Place: spain, portugal
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 7.7
 7K
Borgia (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Borgia is a French-German-Czech historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana. The show recounts the Borgia family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance. Borgia debuted in Italy via ...
Style: family saga, captivating, realistic, rough, ambiguous ending ...
Plot: renaissance, european history, vatican, political intrigue, italian history, power struggle, brother sister sex, church, historical character, duke, leonardo da vinci, pope ...
Time: middle ages, 16th century, 15th century, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, naples italy, europe, spain ...
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 6.7
 623
Maria Theresa (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: The young Maria Theresia sees her life clearly in front of her: she will marry Franz Stephan of Lorraine and start a family of many with him. Even if Franz Stephan is not quite sure of his luck and her father, Emperor Charles VI, and his powerful ...
Style: psychological, captivating, contemplative
Plot: aristocrat, female politician, female protagonist, motherhood, czech history, european history, empress, strong female lead, political leader, high society, strong female character, noblewoman ...
Time: 18th century
Place: central europe
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 7.9
 54K
The Borgias (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot: historical character, intrigue, siblings relations, greed, brother sister incest, sex scene, ambition, lust, clergy, medieval, catholic church, sin ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, ireland, europe
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The Broken Crown (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends of the mind state of a single woman.
Style: exciting, captivating, romantic, sentimental, historical drama ...
Plot: spanish history, king, duke, queen, castle, princess, european history, unrequited love, religion, marriage, wedding, conspiracy ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 17th century, future
Place: spain, europe, central europe
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 6.1
 2K
The Borgia (2006)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Style: realistic, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, costume drama ...
Plot: state affairs, leadership, society, dishonesty, betrayal, downfall, biopic, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, royal family, political unrest, ambition ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place: rome italy, italy
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 8.4
 30K
Babylon Berlin (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Style: atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, tense, costume drama ...
Plot: social problems, political intrigue, espionage, interwar period, german history, conspiracy, european history, police investigation, police, national socialism, world war two, political scandal ...
Time: 1920s, pre world war two, 1930s, year 1929, 20th century
Place: berlin germany, germany
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 8.2
 31K
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: costume drama, historical drama, romantic, realistic, touching ...
Plot: royal family, british history, royalty, monarchy, queen victoria, british monarchy, european history, queen of england, female protagonist, queen, british politics, british royal family ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, future, 1830s
Place: britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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 7.9
 22K
Medici (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK, France
Duration: 1314 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
Style: political thriller, historical drama, exciting, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: renaissance, wealth, medieval, aristocracy, husband wife relationship, european history, politics, secret, betrayal, ambition, political unrest, rise to power ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, future, ancient times, medieval times
Place: florence, venice, italy
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Janosik: A True Story (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Adventure
Country: Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The story of Janosik, a legendary "Central European Robin Hood", based on real XVIII century documents and a romantic legend. Young Janosik, burnt out by war experiences and disappointment in love, joins a team of brigands. Soon after he ...
Style: captivating, unusual plot structure, suspense, crying
Plot: mother son relationship, european history, criminal as protagonist, soldier, friendship between men, crime and punishment, crime spree, death of protagonist, friendship, politics, gangster, drunkenness ...
Time: 18th century
Place: poland
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 7.2
 92
Charlemagne (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
TV show
Story: 'Charlemagne' recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy lie of the Middle Ages' most important emperor: His life as a political strategist, a passionate lover, a man that conquered most of Europe and a cultural visionary. The mix of ...
Style: captivating, factual, tense, serious
Plot: king, european history, medieval, emperor, love and romance, rivalry, male protagonist, society, kingdom, palace intrigue, monarchy, morality ...
Time: middle ages, 8th century, medieval times
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 5.9
 12K
Medieval (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The story of 14th century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Style: disturbing, tense, suspenseful, suspense, costume drama ...
Plot: battles, warrior, czech history, sword fight, european history, historical character, vengeance, commander, danger, religion, medieval, society ...
Time: middle ages, 14th century, 2020s, medieval times, 15th century
Place: prague, central europe
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A Vote for the King of the Romans (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Story: Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, tense, disturbing
Plot: king, knight, father son relationship, czech history, european history, aristocrat, royal family, historical character, family relations, power struggle, kingdom, historical figure ...
Time: 14th century, middle ages
Place: central europe
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 8.7
 184K
Rome (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 1193 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, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, intrigue, warrior, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c., ancient times, 2000s
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, alexandria egypt ...
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 7.2
 6K
Domina (2021)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Domina follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her ...
Style: historical drama, social documentary, period drama
Plot: palace intrigue, ancient rome, roman empire, ancient, wife, sexual abuse, historical figure, high society, female nudity, roman emperor, husband wife relationship, power struggle ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy
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Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland, Germany, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The most turbulent five years in the life of a genius woman: Between 1905, where Marie Curie comes with Pierre Curie to Stockholm to be awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the radioactivity, and 1911, where she receives her second Nobel ...
Style: touching, light, melancholic, disturbing, rough ...
Plot: female scientist, scientist, nobel prize, strong female character, science, european history, female protagonist, women, radioactivity, ambitious, empowerment, female empowerment ...
Time: 90s, edwardian era
Place: stockholm sweden, poland
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 7.2
 54K
Anthropoid (2016)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich
Style: factual, realistic, emotional, clever, social ...
Plot: nazi, world war two, assassination, gestapo, nazi occupation, conspiracy, torture, friendship between men, suspicion, holocaust, ss, third reich ...
Time: 1940s, year 2016, y2k, 90s, 2010s ...
Place: germany, prague, central europe, munich germany, czechoslovakia
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 701
Shadow Lines (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the West. Shadow Lines is an international spy thriller that ...
Style: political, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: spy, espionage, cold war, european history, secret agent, special agent, wartime, agent, mission, military, secret, soviet spy ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century
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Schindler's List (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story: The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Style: touching, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: holocaust, world war two, genocide, nazi, war, wartime, storytelling, concentration camp, brutality, nazism, against humanity, survival ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1993, 90s, ancient times ...
Place: poland, germany, persia, iran, 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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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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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even ...
Style: period piece, political, inspirational, costume drama, spiritual ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: historical event, politics, lawyer, courtroom drama, catholic, courtroom, royalty, british history, renaissance, idealism, justice, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, year 1966, ancient times, medieval times
Place: england, britain, persia, europe, london
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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: period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, colorful, historical drama ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, spain ...
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 6.7
 20K
Flesh+Blood (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a ...
Style: intense, atmospheric, sexy, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: betrayal, medieval, rape, life is a bitch, vengeance, siege, sex, soldier, kidnapping, battles, strong sexual content, knight ...
Time: middle ages, 16th century, medieval times, year 1985
Place: europe, italy
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 16K
Becket (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style: epic, period piece, realistic, clever, talky ...
Plot: religion, friendship, british history, medieval, royalty, biopic, politics, catholic, saint, martyr, monarch, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, france
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Das Boot - The Director's Cut (1981)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, Italy, France, UK
Duration: 149 min.
Story: A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Style: epic, suspenseful, realistic, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot: submarine, world war two, navy, military, war, ocean, naval battle, nazi, anti war, battles, survival, ship captain ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1981, year 1942, year 1941
Place: germany, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 1.1M
Braveheart (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style: epic, factual, breathtaking, scenic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: freedom, courage, sword fight, war, vengeance, medieval, battles, tragic hero, military, love story, beautiful scenery, warrior ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: scotland, england, britain, europe, scottish highlands ...
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 6.9
 45K
Rob Roy (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to ...
Style: captivating, exciting, costume drama, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: violent man, life philosophy, sword fight, rape, revenge, medieval, pregnant from rape, sexual cruelty, swashbuckler, biopic, against the odds, folk hero ...
Time: 18th century, ancient times, year 1995, 20th century, georgian era
Place: scotland, britain, europe, scottish highlands
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her ...
Style: epic, captivating, realistic, factual, period piece ...
Plot: medieval, religion, joan of arc, war, battles, god, courage, politics, heroic mission, burned at the stake, heresy, female warrior ...
Time: middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 90s ...
Place: france, england, persia, europe, paris france
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 8.1
 81K
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, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
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