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.
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...
Summer 1890. In order to make some money to feed his family, Anton Chekhov, modest physician, wrote ...
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic pr...
In the late 16th century, after the death of Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi takes power. The age o...
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin...
Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their...
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of mo...
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari...
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offer...
The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as a...
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...
Danielle, a vibrant young woman is forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was ...
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, ca...