Most Viewed Keyword British History

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Timothée Chalamet

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gary Oldman

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Sean Connery

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Burton

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ioan Gruffudd

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the...

Genre: War

Cast: Michael Caine

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Albert Finney

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Genre: History

Cast: Laurence Olivier

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Trevor Howard

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Todd

Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Lee Remick

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Donat

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Derek Jacobi

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Wilby

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Niven

A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. ...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Aldrich

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rowan Atkinson

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jon Finch

England, 11th century. William the Conqueror (ca. 1027-1087) wins the Battle of Hastings (1066), changing the shape of medieval Europe and the course...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Féodor Atkine

At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under...

Genre: History

Cast: Vinith Shiva

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cillian Murphy

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jenna Coleman

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Bathurst

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and...

Genre: Family

Cast:

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alice Roberts

The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayesha Dharker

The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Susan Calman

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anne-Marie Duff

Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael...

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ben Whishaw

In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps...

Genre: Documentary

Cast:

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.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Daniel Williams

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gillian Anderson

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Hardy

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford

This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Buerk

In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Ian Holm

The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Douglas Booth

A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Philip Sarson

In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lucy Worsley