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J.M.W. Turner, an unconventional British painter, goes down memory lane and recalls his romantic relationship with a seaside landlady and the various accolades he received for his works of art.

In 1897 Queen Victoria antagonized family and court with her relationship with Indian servant Abdul Karim. Originally a waiter the devious and arrogant young man won over the queen by playing on her love of Indian cuisine and romantic view of the country,teaching her Hindistani,whilst she signed letters to him 'Mother',bestowing houses and gifts on him and his family. Already shocked that a Muslim should be at the heart of the court the Royal family stepped in when Victoria announced her desire to knight him and they threatened to have her declared insane if she went ahead. It worked. And in 1901 after the queen's death Karim was banished from Royal circles,returning to India where he died.

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

1874, it's Queen Victoria's birthday, Prime Minister William Gladstone has a private meeting at Buckingham Palace to persuade the Queen to resume royal duties after the death of Prince Albert.

The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a longtime royal love story.

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

A penetrating look at one of British history's most enigmatic and controversial figure, Benjamin Disraeli--a dandy, womanizer and a Jew.

Julie Harris portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.

Florence Nightingale struggled to gain access to battlefield hospitals during the Crimean War for her nursing staff. But by succeeding, she improved sanitary medical conditions for wounded soldiers, changing the course of medical history.

A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of Queen Victoria.

Picking up where Victoria the Great (1937) left off, this sequel has Anna Neagle return to the role of Queen Victoria in another colorful account of the revered British monarch's reign. This film offers a stellar chronicle of Victoria's relationship with Prince Albert (Anton Walbrook) as well as the political and military upheavals that characterized her time as Queen.

The story of an 18-year-old princess who becomes Queen of England. It chronicles six decades of her reign during a period of immense change and her marriage to a prince who would become her treasured source of stability and affection.

Follow the extraordinary Scottish missionary, traveler and explorer on his great journey into Africa to discover the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, Lake Shirwa and Lake Nyasa. The New York Herald sent Henry Morton Stanley to search for Livingstone, paving the way for one of the most famous meetings in history.

A look at the life of Florence Nightingale.

This is the story of Queen Victoria as never heard before; a psychological insight of the woman told through her own words, her experiences recounted solely through her personal diaries and letters.

In these 4hs we get to know everything about Queen Victoria's reign during the XIX Century. We are informed about the up and downs of her life and her people. How she managed to be the governor of such an important country.

Incorporating rare footage from the end of Queen Victoria's reign, this film presents an uncomplicated picture of the era for younger audiences, focusing on aspects of everyday life. Features: Dramatized readings and contemporary accounts and many period photographs, engravings, paintings and drawings.

This documentary features a little miniature doll world themed on the English 19th century Victorian time. Created from the vision of one man and the craftsmanship of over 200 people the miniature world comprises of over 80 different rooms and exterior scenes spanning many meters ­ or miles in the doll world. Little Victorian Secrets is a compelling story of the utmost craftsmanship, of a devotion to detail and little things.

Features the works of favorite Victorian poets, including Tennyson, Browning, Hopkins and others. This fascinating program provides a revealing look into the great works of this period, plus filmed reconstructions which depict life during the Victorian Era. It also gives the modern viewer a unique look at a school of poetry which was, foremost, a reflection of its time. Featuring: The poets - their lives and works - The poems - Historical context - Expert comment, interpretation and analysis by Dr. Robert Woof of Rydell Mount Cumbria, Dr. Julia North of De Montford University, Leicester, and Derrick Woolf, the custodian of Coleridge Cottage in Somerset.