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Historical drama

by framboise-8 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
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  • A Royal Affair (2012)

    1. A Royal Affair

    20122h 17mR73Metascore
    7.5 (53K)
    A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
    DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsAlicia VikanderMads MikkelsenMikkel Boe Følsgaard
  • Gustav III:s äktenskap (2001)

    2. Gustav III:s äktenskap

    20013hTV Movie
    7.1 (253)
    The Swedish King Gustav III is bold and courageous regarding government. He is to marry a Danish princess. But when it comes to love and courtship, the king feels lost. Therefore he asks the loyal and experienced Captain Munck for assistance.
    DirectorMarcus OlssonStarsJonas KarlssonIben HjejleStefan Gödicke
  • Nisse Hults historiska snedsteg (2006)

    3. Nisse Hults historiska snedsteg

    2006– 6 epsTV Series
    7.1 (223)
    Nisse Hult is a fictional character. In this Swedish comedy-drama series, he travels between different historical eras. Nisse will, for example, meet Carl Michael Bellman, August Strindberg, Queen Christina of Sweden and Alfred Nobel.
    StarsJohan GlansJohan RheborgPer Svensson
  • Donald Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Ian McShane, Eddie Redmayne, and Hayley Atwell in The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

    4. The Pillars of the Earth

    20108 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.0 (35K)
    Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.
    StarsIan McShaneMatthew MacfadyenEddie Redmayne
  • World Without End (2012)

    5. World Without End

    20128 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    6.9 (9.4K)
    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.
    StarsBen ChaplinCharlotte RileyNora Waldstätten
  • Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)

    6. The Tudors

    2007–201038 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (85K)
    Epic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
    CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony Brophy
  • Eileen Atkins, Keeley Hawes, Jean Marsh, Adrian Scarborough, Ed Stoppard, Neil Jackson, and Ellie Kendrick in Upstairs Downstairs (2010)

    7. Upstairs Downstairs

    2010–20129 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (7.1K)
    A new family and their servants live at the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in 1936.
    CreatorHeidi ThomasStarsKeeley HawesEd StoppardAdrian Scarborough
  • Peter Eggers, Linda Zilliacus, and Johan H:son Kjellgren in Anno 1790 (2011)

    8. Anno 1790

    201110 epsNot RatedTV Series
    7.5 (740)
    In 1790 Johan Gustav Dåådh joins the Stockholm police, in an attempt to change, or at least improve, the system from within. He is a modern thinker in an old hierarchy. Torn between alliances, he solves crimes among rich and poor.
    StarsPeter EggersJoel SpiraLinda Zilliacus
  • Sammansvärjningen (1986)

    9. Sammansvärjningen

    19863 epsTV Mini Series
    7.4 (30)
    About the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. A group of noble men disillusioned with the country's government meet to discuss how they will recover their previous power and importance.
    StarsThomas HellbergAllan SvenssonStefan Sauk
  • Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend in The Young Victoria (2009)

    10. The Young Victoria

    20091h 45mPG64Metascore
    7.2 (68K)
    A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
    DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsEmily BluntRupert FriendPaul Bettany
  • Sveriges historia (2010)

    11. Sveriges historia

    2010– 12 epsTV Series
    7.1 (58)
    A 12-part documentary about the history of Sweden, beginning at the end of the latest ice age (some 15,000 years ago) and reaching into today. It is part of a larger enterprise in which the Historiska museet (Museum of History) in Stockholm runs an exhibition in 2010-2011 about the history of Sweden from the year 1000 to today and the book company Norstedts publishes a series of eight books on the history of Sweden from 13,000 BC to today, of which publishing began in 2009.
    StarsMartin TimellDick Harrison
  • Leonor Varela in Cleopatra (1999)

    12. Cleopatra

    19992 epsNot RatedTV Series
    6.5 (4.5K)
    Princess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Empire.
    StarsBilly ZaneTimothy DaltonRupert Graves
  • Cary Elwes and Helena Bonham Carter in Lady Jane (1986)

    13. Lady Jane

    19862h 16mPG-1364Metascore
    7.1 (7.4K)
    The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.
    DirectorTrevor NunnStarsHelena Bonham CarterCary ElwesJohn Wood
  • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

    14. The Other Boleyn Girl

    20081h 55mPG-1350Metascore
    6.7 (124K)
    Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
    DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric Bana
  • Erik Haag and Lotta Lundgren in Historieätarna (2012)

    15. Historieätarna

    2012– 20 epsTV Series
    8.4 (435)
    The hosts sample the food and lifestyle through Swedish history.
    StarsLotta LundgrenErik HaagBengt af Klintberg
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)

    16. Downton Abbey

    2010–201552 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (236K)
    A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
    CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovern
  • Heath Ledger in Casanova (2005)

    17. Casanova

    20051h 52mR57Metascore
    6.5 (57K)
    The fabled romantic Giacomo Casanova, after failing to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsHeath LedgerSienna MillerJeremy Irons
  • George Blagden in Versailles (2015)

    18. Versailles

    2015–201830 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (20K)
    In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
    CreatorsSimon MirrenDavid WolstencroftStarsGeorge BlagdenAlexander VlahosTygh Runyan
  • Rebecca Ferguson in The White Queen (2013)

    19. The White Queen

    201310 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.7 (33K)
    Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
    StarsAneurin BarnardRebecca FergusonAmanda Hale
  • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)

    20. Reign

    2013–201778 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (57K)
    Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
    CreatorsLaurie McCarthyStephanie SenguptaStarsAdelaide KaneMegan FollowsCelina Sinden
  • Game of Thrones (2011)

    21. Game of Thrones

    2011–201974 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (2.5M)
    Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
    CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit Harington
  • Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Luca Pasqualino, and Howard Charles in The Musketeers (2014)

    22. The Musketeers

    2014–201630 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (25K)
    Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
    CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuca PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago Cabrera

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