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All four parts of the British miniseries starring Helen Mirren in the title role which follows the Empress of Russia as she defies all expectations as a female ruler and sheds light on her relationship with military commander Grigory Potemkin (Jason Clarke)...
All four parts of the British miniseries starring Helen Mirren in the title role which follows the Empress of Russia as she defies all expectations as a female ruler and sheds light on her relationship with military commander Grigory Potemkin (Jason Clarke)...
Celebrated and adored by millions, she was the Queen of people's hearts, yet the bittersweet story of the last man to truly capture hers has never before been told. Princess Diana (double Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), at one time the most famous woman in the world, inspired a nation with her generosity, compassion and kindness - and in her final years she would meet the man who, in turn, inspired her. In a story that until now has..
Celebrated and adored by millions, she was the Queen of people's hearts, yet the bittersweet story of the last man to truly capture hers has never before been told. Princess Diana (double Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), at one time the most famous woman in the world, inspired a nation with her generosity, compassion and kindness - and in her final years she would meet the man who, in turn, inspired her. In a story that until now has..
From the Director of the seven-time Oscar nominated Elizabeth, Academy Award winner and 2008 Golden Globe Award winner Cate Blanchett returns to her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the story of one woman's crusade to control love, defend her empire and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. Reunited with Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush and also starring Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer in whom El..
Academy Award-winners Cate Blanchett; Geoffrey Rush and Richard Attenborough lead a distinguished cast in Elizabeth - the critically acclaimed epic of the queen's turbulent and treacherous rise to power. Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naive girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while ..
Elizabeth: Cate Blanchett, Golden Globe winner for Best Actress in a Drama, along with Geoffrey Rush, Richard Attenborough and John Gielgud lead a remarkable cast in a thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I. England, 1558. Young, passionate Elizabeth Tudor (Cate Blanchett) comes to the throne amidst bloody turmoil. Among her courtiers are the venerable Sir William Cecil (Attenborough),..
Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers dedicated their work to her, all contributing to the legend of the Virgin Queen.Elizabeth I looks beyond the myth, at the woman behind the crown..
From her first breath, Elizabeth had enemies. She had fought hard for her crown and even harder to keep it, as Catholics, Protestants, foreign powers and scheming nobles sought to topple her. Starring Lily Cole (Snow White and the Huntsman / The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) she gives a powerful performance as Elizabeth I, from a young princess to the powerful Queen she would be become. Elizabeth may have been the greatest monarch th..
Oscar award winning Glenda Jackson transforms herself into England's Virgin Queen in one of the most remarkable and defining performances in screen history. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor dynasty and reigned from 1558 to 1603. Forever to be known as The Golden Age. Elizabeth's sovereignty brought England great prosperity and established its position as a world power. Exploring the entire ..
It is the late sixteenth century and Elizabeth 1 (Catherine McCormack: Spy Game, Lucan) is the protestant Queen of England. Her cousin Mary (Clemence Poesy: The Tunnel) returns from France to Scotland and is hailed as Mary Queen of Scots, a catholic queen. She is a threat to Elizabeth as she has a claim to the throne of England. And so begins a historic drama about the struggle for power between the Catholics and protestants, of dirty p..
Henry V is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling historical plays. In this impressive Technicolor film, Henry sets out to press his claim to the Crown of France. His small expedition encounters vastly superior French forces at Agincourt, and there Henry delivers his famous exhortation to the soldiers. His army victorious, the King visits the French Court where he meets and marries Catherine of Valois, thereby establishing the beginning o..
Henry V is one of Shakespeare's most compelling historical plays. Early in the play, Henry sets out to press his claim to the Crown of France. His small expedition encounters vastly superior French forces at Agincourt, and there Henry delivers his famous exhortation to the soldiers. His army victorious, the King visits the French Court where he meets and marries Catherine of Valois, thereby establishing the beginning of a promising alli..
The enigma of Henry VIII - tyrant, womaniser and the man who changed England forever - continues to fascinate Britain centuries after his death. Ray Winstone brings history's most beguiling monarch to life in this story of Henry VIII revealing the destruction Henry often left in his wake during his extraordinary 38 year reign. From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching and determined..
From the producer of Pearl Harbor and the director of Training Day, the Extended Unrated Director's Cut of King Arthur explodes onto Blu-ray's high definition disc. Experience hard-hitting action not seen in cinemas as history's greatest legend roars to life in this astonishing new format. Now the adventure is longer, grittier and more explicit in this valiant tale of Arthur (Clive Owen), Guinevere (Keira Knightley), Lancelot (Ioan Gruf..
From the producer of Pearl Harbor and the director of Training Day, experience the extended director's cut of this hard-hitting action epic. Prepare for more thrills, more adventure and more intensity as the heroic true story behind one of history's greatest legends explodes onto the screen. It is the valiant tale of Arthur (Clive Owen) and his bond of brotherhood with Lancelot (Ioan Gruffud) and the loyalty of the Knights Of The Round ..
Before Ernst Lubitsch created his eminently sophisticated Hollywood sex comedies, he was at work in Germany perfecting his earliest entries into the genre, alongside sweeping ironic dramas based on historical events and often set in exotic locales. One of his earliest successes merged elements of both modes: Madame DuBarry. A recounting a la Lubitsch of the torrid affair between the title character (Pola Negri) and France's King Louis X..
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than ..
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Academy Award® nominee Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more tha..
PRINCE PHILIP - THE PLOT TO MAKE A KINGThis programme tells the fascinating inside story of how Queen Elizabeth met Prince Philip and the fierce tensions unleashed when she fell in love with him – tensions that would eventually place huge strains on the royal marriage that would shape the future of Elizabeth’s reign. The royal and political elite at the time disliked Philip’s German roots – and they also disliked his larger than ..
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal lie. From Georgiana's passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex menage a trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster, The Duchess is a very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love.Sp..
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal lie. From Georgiana's passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex menage a trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster, The Duchess is a very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love.Sp..
Olivia Colman stars in this bawdy period drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Queen Anne (Colman) may occupy the throne but it is her co-dependent, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), who makes most of the Monarch's decisions, leaving The Queen to get on with eating pineapples and racing ducks. When Lady Sarah's cousin, Abigal Masham (Emma Stone), arrives and is given work at the palace as a servant she quickly endears herself to The Queen and th..
In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne, and her closest friend, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), governs the country while tending to Anne’s health. When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing as she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous rivalry to become the Queen’s favourite...
In 1632, at the age of 6, Kristina Vasa became the first native, female sovereign of Sweden. Raised as a prince under a conservative Lutheran court, Queen Kristina grows up with ideas for modernising Sweden and bringing an end to war. Kristina begins to rule at the age of 18 and is quickly faced with choosing between her country, a new male suitor, her people and her religion. She caused a scandal when she chose not to marry and anointe..
The Great is a satirical, comedic drama - based on the occasional historical fact - about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine, and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to ..
These stunning adaptation tells the story of Three Kings, Richard II, Henry IV & Henry V and their battle for survival. Shakespeare's epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston & Jeremy Irons, these rich films feature some of Shakespeare's most memorable and powerful language.Special Features The Making Of Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 &..
These stunning adaptation tells the story of Three Kings, Richard II, Henry IV & Henry V and their battle for survival. Shakespeare's epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston & Jeremy Irons, these rich films feature some of Shakespeare's most memorable and powerful language.Special Features The Making Of Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 &..
These stunning adaptation tells the story of Three Kings, Richard II, Henry IV & Henry V and their battle for survival. Shakespeare's epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston & Jeremy Irons, these rich films feature some of Shakespeare's most memorable and powerful language.Special Features The Making Of Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 &..
These stunning screen adaptations, Richard II, Henry IV in two parts, Henry V, Henry VI in two parts and Richard III capture Shakespeare’s epic yet intimate plays and are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Sally Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Rory Kinnear, Sophie Okonedo, Simon Russell Beale, Patri..
These three screen adaptations, Henry VI in two parts and Richard III, tell the story of 'The War of the Roses', an exceptionally turbulent period in British history. Shakespeare's plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Sally Hawkins, Sophie Okonedo & Tom Sturridge, these exhilarating and emotionally charged films..
These stunning screen adaptations, Richard II, Henry IV in two parts, Henry V, Henry VI in two parts and Richard III capture Shakespeare’s epic yet intimate plays and are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Sally Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Rory Kinnear, Sophie Okonedo, Simon Russell Beale, Patri..
These stunning screen adaptations, Richard II, Henry IV in two parts, Henry V, Henry VI in two parts and Richard III capture Shakespeare’s epic yet intimate plays and are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Sally Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Rory Kinnear, Sophie Okonedo, Simon Russell Beale, Patri..
Following the scandalous abdication of his brother King Edward VIII, Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) seeks out the help of eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). - Based on the true story of ..
Following the scandalous abdication of his brother King Edward VIII, Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) seeks out the help of eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). - Based on the true story of ..
1910. One dynasty holds sway over the most powerful nations of the world, at its heart is the British Monarchy and its youngest member, Prince Johnnie. A loving, insightful and humorous child, Johnnie is witness to some of the most momentous events in the history of our times. As a baby he is surrounded by the extravagant court of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the height of British Imperial power. But as the Great War looms his newl..
Buckingham Palace. Today. King James III and Queen Charlotte reign with dignity, duty and decorum, until a heart attack at the opera throws the country into chaos. The King is dead, and so the crown must pass to his hard drinking and womanising 24-year-old son Richard. The Playboy Prince is thrown into a role he thought he'd have twenty years to perfect, while the nation waits with bated breath for him to mend his ways and fill his fath..
Five leading British actresses play the Queen at pivotal times in her life in this groundbreaking drama documentary series which examines the social history of Britain through the prism of key events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Mixing dramatised scenes from behind palace doors with news archive and testimony from royal insiders, each episode will focus on turning points in the reign of Elizabeth II – a period of monumental socia..
Following the death of Diana the 'People's Princess', the Queen (Helen Mirren) and her family remain hidden behind tradition and the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. Whilst the heartbroken public becomes disillusioned with their Queen's absence, an increasingly popular Prime Minister, Tony Blair, must battle to convince the monarchy that its desire for privacy could lead to its ultimate downfall. With an Oscar Winning performance from H..
Following the death of Diana the 'People's Princess', the Queen (Helen Mirren) and her family remain hidden behind tradition and the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. Whilst the heartbroken public becomes disillusioned with their Queen's absence, an increasingly popular Prime Minister, Tony Blair, must battle to convince the monarchy that its desire for privacy could lead to its ultimate downfall. With an Oscar Winning performance from H..
The Young Victoria: From Academy Award winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes The Young Victoria, the story of Queen Victoria's early rise to power. On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, young Princess Victoria (Emily Blunt) is caught in a royal power struggle. But it is her blossoming love affair with Albert (Rupert Friend) that will determi..
Three-part BBC series in which historian Lucy Worsley examines the influence of Henry VIII's wives in the Tudor court. The programme combines Lucy's historical commentary with dramatic re-enactments to tell the story of Henry and his six wives and how they each exerted their influence over the King...
The complete collected series of six 1970 teleplays portraying the wives of King Henry. Famed drama series with Keith Michell starring as the nations most famed and unashamed polygamist in the re-telling of the life stories of his stable of wives. The first BBC drama to be shot in colour, it was so very well received that it spawned a feature length film and the subsequent series, Elizabeth R., starring Glenda Jackson...
All four episodes of the drama miniseries about the life of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne-Marie Duff stars as the Virgin Queen and portrays pivotal moments in her life as monarch including her passionate affair with Robert Dudley (Tom Hardy), her triumph over the Armada and her unorthodox relationship with the Earl of Essex (Hans Matheson)...
All 18 episodes from the first three series, plus the Christmas special and the Royal Wedding special, of the Channel 4 comedy which parodies the British royal family. The show chronicles the fictional lives of the Windsor family in the form of a soap opera as Prince Charles (Harry Enfield) tries his best to keep his relatives in order while his wife Camilla (Haydn Gwynne) attempts to ingratiate herself with the public. Meanwhile, Princ..
From Academy Award winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and the Departed, comes The Young Victoria, the story of Queen Victoria's early rise power. - On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, young Princess Victoria (Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada) is caught in a royal power struggle. But it is her blossoming love affair with Albert (Rupert Friend, Pride & Prejud..
Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of civil war as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, Louis XIV (George Blagden) in his 28th year in a Machiavellian political move decides to make the nobility submit by imposing a definite move of the court from Paris to Versailles, his father’s former hunting lodge. Trapped by their king’s “invitation”, the nobles of Paris gradually come to see the castle as a gilded pris..
All the episodes from the first three series of the historical drama starring George Blagden as French monarch Louis XIV. In a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, Louis decides to move the French court from Paris to Versailles. However, with the Parisian nobility deeply opposed to the move, Louis is faced with negotiating a dangerous cycle of lies, deceit and vicious political manoeuvrings as he attempts ..
Versailles, 1672-1678. The Franco-Dutch war wages on, Louis XIV (George Blagden) confronts his bitter rival, Guillaume d'Orange. But danger threatens the kingdom, even so far as the court of Versailles into which a deadly poison seeps. Louis has completed the first stage of his plan: to build the most beautiful palace in Europe far away from Paris, locking the nobility inside it and exercising absolute control. But the King has created ..
All ten episodes from the third series of the historical drama starring George Blagden as French monarch Louis XIV. In a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, Louis decides to move the French court from Paris to Versailles. However, with the Parisian nobility deeply opposed to the move, Louis is faced with negotiating a dangerous cycle of lies, deceit and vicious political manoeuvrings as he attempts to exe..
Christmas special episode starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role of this ITV drama about the early life of Queen Victoria...
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalt..
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalt..
Jenna-Louise Coleman stars in the title role of this eight-part ITV drama about the early life of Queen Victoria. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. The ep..
Jenna-Louise Coleman stars in the title role of this eight-part ITV drama about the early life of Queen Victoria. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. The ep..
All 16 episodes from the first and second series of the ITV drama starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. Serie..
All the episodes from the first three series of the ITV drama starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. Series 1 ..
All the episodes from the first three series of the ITV drama starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. Series 1 ..
A smash hit in the UK and around the world, acclaimed drama Victoria returns for a new second season starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria, a nineteenth century heroine for our times. This landmark account of the life of one of history's greatest monarchs continues as the Queen faces the very modern challenge of balancing a growing family with her marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) and her work as ruler of the most powerful natio..
All eight episodes from the second series of the ITV drama starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. In this seri..
All eight episodes from the third series of the ITV drama starring Jenna-Louise Coleman in the title role. The show follows the young queen as she ascends to the throne at the age of 18-years-old in 1837, establishes a trusted friendship with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and marries her German cousin Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) in 1840, while chronicling some of the early troubles she faces during her reign. In this serie..