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.

Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most import...

Spain, 1519. Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator in the service of King Charles I, undertakes, ...
The TV fairy tale based on a book of tales and legends from Prague's Old Town. Its author, writer E....

Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces de...

At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms o...

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Brit...

The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.

The film is set in 1521 Antwerp, in a Europe ravaged by religious wars, and during the early years o...

The first journey around the world began under the command of Ferdinand Magellan and was concluded b...

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threat...

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is th...

One of the most popular saints of all time, St. Philip Neri was widely known for his great charity, ...

16th-century swashbuckler; evil nobleman usurps another man's title and properties and forces his da...

A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabet...

In the 16th century, during the Kazakh Khanate, Kasym Khan was the fourth ruler, often viewed as the...

In the 16th century, young and ambitious Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães rebels against the...

Historian Lucy Worsley restages the 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aided by a tea...

In Renaissance Italy, a gifted painter becomes entranced by a merchant's wife when commissioned to p...
Philippines, 1570, the early years of the Spanish colonial regime. Marta, a Native Priestess, convin...

Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interacti...