The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love, but they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of mo...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defe...

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent inva...

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Agu...

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven wit...

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in...

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, ca...

Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she wa...

A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ...

Recreating festivities from Henry VIII's era, Lucy Worsley dresses, eats, drinks, sings and parties ...

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and B...

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, ...

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...

Tells the story of the legendary 16th century naval captain Mohammed, a brave warrior and merchant s...

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battl...

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being system...

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic pr...